CSCU Email Communication Security 2

Question 1

What is the primary purpose of email encryption?

Accepted Answer

To ensure only the intended recipient can read the email content

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To speed up email delivery

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To reduce the size of email attachments

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To prevent emails from being marked as spam

Question 2

Which type of email attack uses a fabricated sense of urgency to trick recipients into taking immediate action?

Accepted Answer

Social engineering through urgency-based phishing

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Spam email

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Email forwarding

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Mailing list abuse

Question 3

What does SPF (Sender Policy Framework) do for email security?

Accepted Answer

Specifies which mail servers are authorized to send email for a domain

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Encrypts email content end-to-end

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Scans email attachments for viruses

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Blocks spam emails automatically

Question 4

Why should you be cautious about clicking links in emails, even from known contacts?

Accepted Answer

The sender's email account may have been compromised and used to send malicious links

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Links in emails always contain viruses

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Clicking links uses excessive internet bandwidth

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Email links expire after 24 hours

Question 5

What is the purpose of a digital signature in email?

Accepted Answer

To verify the identity of the sender and ensure the message has not been altered

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To add a decorative signature block at the end of an email

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To compress email attachments

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To automatically reply to incoming emails

Question 6

What should you do before opening an unexpected email attachment?

Accepted Answer

Verify the attachment's legitimacy with the sender through a separate communication channel

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Open it immediately to see what it contains

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Forward it to all colleagues to check if they received the same attachment

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Download it and rename the file extension