Quiz: Password Management

1. Which of the following passwords is the safest?

A

Iloveyou135%

B

utlOKH1%$_#

C

Christmas12%

D

Password8910

2. Tom is struggling to create a password that is acceptable for his office application. What should he do?

A

Use the password he remembers well as it’s easier for him to access the application

B

Use a familiar pattern of keys on the keyboard

C

Use a common pet phrase he uses at work

D

Use a password generator

3. Which of the following is the best practice for safe passwords?

A

Physically write down the passwords

B

Use a password generator

C

Store all passwords in an excel on your local computer

D

Use the same password for all applications

4. What should I do if my password is compromised?

A

Recreate a password I’m familiar with and replace it in all relevant sites

B

Create a new password for each important account

C

Use a complex password with a password generator for each account

D

Notify the IT team

5. What is the best way to share a password with a colleague?

A

Via a Slack message

B

Encrypt a password and share the key

C

Sharing it via Email

D

None of the above

6. Which characters should you use to make a password stronger?

A

Special characters

B

Upper case and lower case

C

Letters and numbers

D

All of the above

7. When it is time to choose a new password, what is the best way to do it?

A

Choose something you can remember but modify it with a complex pattern only you know

B

Pick something easy for you to remember

C

Add a special character just after the old password

D

Pick something only familiar to you

8. Functions to remember your password in web browsers and applications are unsafe, true or false?

A

True

B

False

9. How do you find out if a password you chose is strong?

A

Rely on the application indicator

B

Visit a password checker

C

As long as it contains special characters it should be strong

D

It does not have any common phrases or words

10. What is a good password security question?

A

The name of your favourite band

B

The street you grew up in

C

What school you attended

D

The name of the town/city your parents met in