Password Security Quiz

Everything online requires a password. How do you create a secure password? Do all of your online accounts require a different password? How do you keep track of them all? Take this quiz to find out how savvy you are when it comes to password security! Feel free to take the quiz several times. Each time you try, the quiz will contain a different set of IT security questions. Good Luck!

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1. True or False? A strong password consists of at least eight characters (and the more characters, the stronger the password). There should be a combination of letters - uppercase and lowercase, numbers and symbols (@, #, $, %, etc.).

True

False

Question 1 of 5

2. Which of these passwords would be considered strong? Choose the best answer.

Password123

nancy0167

654321

Ch33t@h5

Question 2 of 5

3. How often should a password be changed? There may be more than one correct answer.

There is no set time to reset a password, but resetting passwords on a regular basis helps to keep accounts secure.

Compromised accounts should have passwords changed immediately.

Passwords should be changed every 6 months, or if they are compromised.

Passwords only need to be changed if they have been compromised.

Question 3 of 5

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4. Which of the following is a true statement?

Only passwords that are too easy (think 1234567 or yourname123) should be changed.

Stale accounts should be removed, as they are generally unmonitored and become a vulnerability.

Passwords only need to be changed if they have been compromised.

Passwords should be changed every 6 months, or if they are compromised.

Question 4 of 5

5. Which of the following are ways that information can fall into the wrong hands? There may be more than one correct answer.

Sending wrong attachments

Lost or stolen devices

Creating weak passwords

Adding the wrong recipients to an email

Question 5 of 5

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