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Phishing quiz: think you can outsmart Internet scammers?

Take this quiz to find out how good you are at telling the difference between a malicious attempt and a legitimate website.

This online quiz, created and powered by Cisco, is a fun way to test your basic cybersecurity knowledge and see whether you can distinguish a real website from a phishing attempt. Phishing is an online attack, launched as an attempt to steal user data, and looking like it has been launched from an official source. However, certain cues such as incorrect language or a strange link (URL) can alert prospective victims and prevent a phishing attack from succeeding.

Through a series of photos, users can test their knowledge on how official websites look, simultaneously improving their digital literacy and critical thinking skills. This quiz is suitable for older people, children, those with no understanding of digital technologies, and those who simply want to test their digital knowledge and preparedness to detect phishing attempts.

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Topology of competences

phishing, basic digital skills, critical thinking

Methodology

Online resource without a defined methodological framework. 

Additional information

Industry - field of education and training
Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) not further defined
Target audience
Digital skills for all
Geographic scope - Country
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Cyprus
Target language
English
Geographical sphere
International initiative
Target group
Persons in secondary/compulsory education
Persons in primary education
Low Achievers

Digital technologies

Skill levels