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Quiz 1: I am vulnerable - I would report online issues to the police and don't know how many people play games online. Are these really issues?
More seriously I gave my real age; I should have lied.
Quiz 3:
Two websites I have never heard of and I have to choose which one to trust? Surely this question provides too little to go on. [ok, so I pick https, but this is not enough]
"Wireless worries" - correct answer is b, use encryption, but the quiz only accepts d, which is encryption plus unnecessary complexity.
Both quizzes have an issue with describing firewalls - a good firewall should allow outsiders to connect to your computer over the internet if this is desired, and should stop your own PC sending unwanted traffic out to the internet0 -
I scored 90%, I just didn't answer where to report online fraud to. Surely that in itself doesn't make me vulnerable?0
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I'm just waiting for my newly-acquired Nigerian friend to email me the answers. All he wanted in return was my date of birth and passport number.This space has been intentionally left blank0
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