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LUP3 9th Week 1st Meeting
LUP3 9th Week 1st Meeting
LUP3 9th Week 1st Meeting
● economic downturn
● cybercrime
● corruption
● organised crime
● nepotism
● a pandemic
Complete each collocation with the words in the boxes.
C. locate/patch ________________________
D. In 2021, one in five organizations had at least one account that was
________________________ .
5. A recent report suggests there has been a C. How has the number of cyberattacks
spike in the number of cyberattacks by changed because of the COVID pandemic?
hackers and it estimates that four million
D. How can companies help safeguard their
additional cybersecurity experts are
security systems?
needed globally to help fend off the large
number of digital attacks.
Video: why small business are targets for hackers?
1. 25% 2. 30% 3.
50%
1. spoofing 2. clickjacking 3.
identity theft
1. spoofing 2. clickjacking 3.
ransomware
Decide what the phrases in bold mean.
B. It’s hard to spot fake news these days as too much propaganda masquerades as science
and common sense.
1. pretends to be 2. compromises
C. Artificial Intelligence seems benign to us today, but we can hardly predict what its
advance might hold for humanity in decades to come.
1. intriguing 2. harmless
D. The most vulnerable sites can use Google security instruments as their first line of
defence against malicious traffic.
1. harmful 2. suspicious
Discuss the questions.
● Do the tips from the video make sense for small businesses? Consider such factors as the number of
employees, the financial aspects of developing and implementing the necessary solutions, etc.
● Are small businesses in your country more vulnerable to cyberattacks than big corporations?
● Have you heard of companies that have been affected by hackers’ attacks or succumbed to data
breaches? Give more details.
● Where does the responsibility of private companies begin and end when it comes to cybersecurity?
● What is the role of government in securing cyberspace?
● What are the emerging and future technologies that we will have to worry about the most from a
cybersecurity perspective?