Title: Information Technology
Course: Critical Infrastructure: An Overview

Q: Cyber security has no effect on the average person's daily life.
- True
- False
A: False
If right: Great! Information technology has become a part of most people's daily life. Keeping our identity, banking information, and passwords secure are all things that greater cyber security measures will go a long way to do.
If wrong: That is false. Information technology has become a part of most people's daily life. Keeping our identity, banking information, and passwords secure are all things that greater cyber security measures will go a long way to do.

Q: EO 13636 is an executive order dedicated to improving the Internet.
- True
- False
A: False
If right: Good! EO 13636 is an Executive Order dedicated to improving critical infrastructure cyber security.
If wrong: Incorrect. EO 13636 is an Exective Order dedicated to improving critcal infrastructure cyber security.

Q: Executive Order 13636 is dedicated to improving cyber security in our critical infrastructure.
- True
- False
A: True
If right: That is correct!
If wrong: Incorrect. Executive Order 13636, The Executive Order dedicated to improving critical infrastructure cyber security, was put into place in February 2013.

Q: In EO 13636 what group was tasked with creating a cybersecurity framelwork?
- National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
- Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
- Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI)
- Office of Cybersecurity and Communications (CS&C)
A: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
If right: That is correct, NIST is the group that was tasked with designing the cybersecurity framework.
If wrong: No, NIST is the group that was tasked with designing the cybersecurity framework.

Q: Installing a firewall, installing anti-virus software, and installing anti-spyware software are recommended and serve as a good way to help defend against malware.
- True
- False
A: True
If right: Very good!
If wrong: These things may be the best way to avoid issues caused by malware. Install these: firewall, anti-virus software, and anti-spyware software.

Q: Malware is malicious software. It can damage or disrupt your computer's operation or do other things. It could possibly collect sesitive information.
- True
- False
A: True
If right: Very good. That is correct.
If wrong: Malware is short for malicious software. It is software that disrupts or damages a computer’s operation, gathers sensitive or private information, or gains access to private computer systems; may include botnets, viruses, worms, Trojans, keyloggers, spyware, adware, and rootkits.

Q: Software or hardware that is recommended to protect your computer hardware, data, and identity include:
- All of these.
- a firewall
- anti-spyware software
- ant-virus software
A: All of these.
If right: Correct!
If wrong: No. The correct answer would be: all of these.

Q: Some things the Department of Homeland Security does to help protect this sector (Information Technology) are:
- all of these.
- investigate cyber criminals.
- arrest cyber criminals.
- warn the United States of potential threats in the form of actionable cyber alerts.
A: all of these.
If right: Great! That is correct they do all of these.
If wrong: Incorrect. Actually, they do all of these things.

Q: The Department of Homeland Security does not play a part in cyber security.
- True
- False
A: False
If right: Great, DHS educates the public on safe online practices, issues alerts, and investigates and arrests cyber criminals.
If wrong: No, this is not true. DHS educates the public on safe online practices, issues alerts, and investigates and arrests cyber criminals.

Q: The critical infrastructure sector of Information Technology is very challenging to keep secure because the ___________ is a part of it.
- Internet
- computer
- cyber criminal
A: Internet
If right: Correct. Having the Internet included makes Information Technology one of the most challenging sectors to protect.
If wrong: Incorrect. Having the Internet included makes Information Technology one of the most challenging sectors to protect.