SecPoll 1315

1: Little to no knowledge

2: Some knowledge, ie. aware what a virus is and why firewalls and antivirus are know they keep you secure

3: Intermediate knowledge, ie. aware of most malware and protection software and able to use them.

4: Diploma level knowledge, ie. you are doing a diploma in computer security and you already have a thorough knowledge of all types of protection software, malware agents, an overview of their internal workings. You also have knowledge of computer security at a corporate level. You may also have some experience in attacking computer security.

5: Graduate level, ie. you have intimate knowledge of computer security across different platforms (Unix, Linux, Windows) and organizational uses, you may have also written software to test attacking and hardening computer security.

6: Several years industry experience in computer security and education in computer security.

7: Blackhat/Whitehat

1: You can find it in the dictionary

2: At least 8 characters long and has a capital letter and/or number

3: At least 8 characters long and has more than one capital letter and/or number and/or special character (!@#$%^ etc.)

4: At least 16 characters long and has a capital letter and/or number

5: At least 16 characters long and has more than one capital letter and/or number and/or special character (!@#$%^ etc.)

6: At least 16 characters long and has more than one capital letter and/or number and/or special character (!@#$%^ etc.) and/or special Unicode character (é,æ,§, φ, ƒ etc.)

Antivirus

Firewall

Antispyware

Yes

No

Yes

No

1: Not at all

2: Some importance

3: Important to every user

4: Essential in everyday operation of computers