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90 Cybersecurity Awareness for Employees Practice Questions (2026)

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  1. Question 1

    What makes a password strong?

  2. Question 2

    Why should you avoid reusing passwords?

  3. Question 3

    What is multi-factor authentication (MFA)?

  4. Question 4

    Which MFA method is usually safest?

  5. Question 5

    What should you do if you suspect your password was exposed?

  6. Question 6

    What is a passphrase?

  7. Question 7

    Where should employees store passwords safely?

  8. Question 8

    What is credential stuffing?

  9. Question 9

    What is the safest way to share a password at work?

  10. Question 10

    When should you lock your computer screen?

  11. Question 11

    What is phishing?

  12. Question 12

    What is a common goal of phishing emails?

  13. Question 13

    What is social engineering?

  14. Question 14

    Which is a red flag in an email?

  15. Question 15

    What should you do if an email asks for your MFA code?

  16. How many did you know?

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  17. Question 16

    What is a spear phishing attack?

  18. Question 17

    What is CEO fraud (business email compromise)?

  19. Question 18

    Why do scammers create urgency in messages?

  20. Question 19

    What should you do if you clicked a suspicious link?

  21. Question 20

    How can you verify a suspicious request from a coworker?

  22. Question 21

    How can you safely check where a link goes?

  23. Question 22

    What is a suspicious email attachment type?

  24. Question 23

    What should you do with unexpected invoices or payment requests?

  25. Question 24

    What is a common sign of a fake login page?

  26. Question 25

    What should you do if an email seems to come from IT asking for your password?

  27. Question 26

    What does it mean if an email address looks similar to a real one?

  28. Question 27

    Why is replying to a phishing email risky?

  29. Question 28

    What is the safest way to handle unknown links?

  30. Question 29

    What is an example of a suspicious subject line?

  31. Question 30

    What should you do with unexpected calendar invites?

  32. How many did you know?

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  33. Question 31

    Why are software updates important?

  34. Question 32

    What should you do if your device shows repeated security warnings?

  35. Question 33

    What is malware?

  36. Question 34

    What is ransomware?

  37. Question 35

    What is the safest way to install software at work?

  38. Question 36

    Why should you avoid using unknown USB drives?

  39. Question 37

    What should you do if you lose a work device?

  40. Question 38

    What is the risk of using personal apps on work devices?

  41. Question 39

    What should you do before disposing of a work computer?

  42. Question 40

    What does 'least privilege' mean?

  43. Question 41

    Why is public Wi-Fi risky?

  44. Question 42

    What is a safe way to use public Wi-Fi for work?

  45. Question 43

    What is a VPN used for?

  46. Question 44

    What should you do if you receive a work call in a public place?

  47. Question 45

    What is shoulder surfing?

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  49. Question 46

    What is confidential data?

  50. Question 47

    What is personally identifiable information (PII)?

  51. Question 48

    What is the safest way to share sensitive files?

  52. Question 49

    Why should you avoid sending sensitive data by email?

  53. Question 50

    What should you do before printing sensitive documents?

  54. Question 51

    Why is reporting suspicious activity important?

  55. Question 52

    What should you report to IT or security immediately?

  56. Question 53

    What should you do if you accidentally sent sensitive data to the wrong person?

  57. Question 54

    What should you do if you suspect your account was hacked?

  58. Question 55

    What is an incident response plan?

  59. Question 56

    What should you do if you receive an unexpected password reset email?

  60. Question 57

    What is a password manager?

  61. Question 58

    Why should you avoid saving passwords in your browser?

  62. Question 59

    What is an MFA push notification scam?

  63. Question 60

    What should you do if you get an MFA prompt you did not request?

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  65. Question 61

    What is smishing?

  66. Question 62

    What is vishing?

  67. Question 63

    Why are unexpected gift card requests suspicious?

  68. Question 64

    What is a common sign of an impersonation scam?

  69. Question 65

    What should you do if a caller claims to be IT and asks for access?

  70. Question 66

    What is a safe way to open an attachment you were expecting?

  71. Question 67

    Why are QR codes sometimes risky?

  72. Question 68

    What should you do before entering a password on a website?

  73. Question 69

    What is a safe response to an email asking you to update payment details?

  74. Question 70

    What is a lookalike domain?

  75. Question 71

    Why should you avoid jailbreaking or rooting a work phone?

  76. Question 72

    What is endpoint protection software?

  77. Question 73

    Why should you restart your computer regularly?

  78. Question 74

    What is the risk of using outdated software?

  79. Question 75

    What should you do if you see a fake antivirus popup?

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  81. Question 76

    What is a safe practice when working from home?

  82. Question 77

    Why should you avoid sharing your work laptop with family members?

  83. Question 78

    What should you do if your home Wi-Fi password is weak?

  84. Question 79

    What is a rogue Wi-Fi hotspot?

  85. Question 80

    What is a safe habit when traveling with a work device?

  86. Question 81

    What should you do before sharing a file link with someone?

  87. Question 82

    What is data minimization?

  88. Question 83

    Why should you avoid copying sensitive data into chat apps?

  89. Question 84

    What is the risk of using personal email for work files?

  90. Question 85

    What should you do with sensitive documents you no longer need?

  91. Question 86

    What details help IT investigate a suspicious email?

  92. Question 87

    Why should you report incidents quickly even if unsure?

  93. Question 88

    What should you do if you notice unusual account activity?

  94. Question 89

    What is the safest action if you suspect malware on your device?

  95. Question 90

    What should you do after reporting a security issue?

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