Cybersecurity: fill in the blanks · Grade 8

The word bank and sentences

Directions: Read each sentence. Choose the best word from the word bank and write it on the line. Some words are not used.

• Word bank: cross out each word as you use it
• update · spam · people · spyware · firewall · proof phishing · link · ransomware · backup
• 1 Hovering over a · shows where it really goes before you click.
• 2 Keeping a · means you can recover files if something goes wrong.
• 3 A · blocks traffic that is not allowed.
• 4 Many · messages pretend to be from a bank, a school or a friend.
• 5 A · attack locks your files and demands money to unlock them.
• 6 Strong security starts with · who think before they click.
• 7 Two-factor sign-in adds a second · of who you are.
• 8 An · often fixes security holes in software.
• Your turn · Write a sentence of your own that uses a word from the word bank.