Quiz: Safe Laptop Habits

1. What is the main reason we are often advised to lock our laptop when we leave our work station?

A

To prevent someone stealing your laptop

B

To prevent unauthorised access to documents or materials

C

To save energy

D

As a matter of habit

2. You are out of the office at a mall but have an urgent meeting to attend. What should you do?

A

Use the public wifi as it is free and convenient

B

Use the hotspot from your mobile phone

C

Use the wifi from a paid internet cafe

D

Use the free wifi from a public library service

3. You are at a conference and left your laptop with a colleague to be charged in a public charging station but your colleague was distracted talking to an industry contact and now your laptop is missing. What should you do?

3. You are at a conference and left your laptop with a colleague to be charged in a public charging station but your colleague was distracted talking to an industry contact and now your laptop is missing. What should you do?

A

Report the loss immediately to your IT team

B

Wait till the next day to report the loss

C

Try to find the laptop by enlisting help from the organiser of the event

D

Relax and enjoy the event without your laptop

4. How do you identify if a link is safe to click on?

A

Read the link to check if it points to the right site carefully before clicking

B

Hover over the link and verify the actual domain before clicking

C

Only click links from friends or family

D

Trust that the link is correct

5. Reusing a password is fine if you ensure that it is only for unimportant websites or applications

A

True

B

False

6. Several colleagues across a few teams are requesting access to a common file, what is the best way to share it?

A

Upload it to share point and grant access to the specific colleagues

B

Just send it via email

C

Share the link for common access

D

Download it in to a USB and share

7. What are some of the biggest security weaknesses of working from home?

A

Unencrypted file sharing

B

Use of shared computers

C

Accessing social media while working from home

D

Use of common passwords

8. How to ensure safe laptop habits for all employees?

A

Organise regular employee awareness training

B

Prevent them from accessing public websites

C

Restrict access

D

Strict enforcement of not allowing anyone to leave their desk unless laptops are locked

9. Which of the following is not a safe laptop habit for employees?

A

Always log off your laptop when not in use

B

Share work laptops when attending a conference

C

Use a password generator

D

Avoid suspicious attachments and urls

10. Which of the following is not a reason it is considered unsafe for employees to use their own laptops at work?

A

Company data is at risk if the laptop is stolen

B

The laptop may not be able to access company data as it is not set up properly

C

Any breaches in security could result in the company being exposed to government enforcement actions or regulatory actions

D

The device may be targeted for malware