ESL Questions Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity

Covering everything from passwords to data breaches, these 75 questions explore cybersecurity, privacy, hacking, and whether safety online is possible.

Table of Contents

Beginner

Have you had a password?

Do you change passwords?

Is your password strong?

Have you been hacked?

Do you use the internet?

Is cybersecurity important?

Have you felt worried?

Do you use public wifi?

Have you lost data?

Do you trust websites?

Is identity theft real?

Have you clicked suspicious links?

Do you know about viruses?

Have you updated software?

Is security boring?

Do you use two-factor?

Have you felt vulnerable?

Do you lock your phone?

Have you been scammed?

Is privacy real?

Do you read privacy policies?

Have you felt unsafe?

Would you protect yourself?

Is security everyone's job?

Would you learn more?

Intermediate

Do you think cybersecurity is adequate?

Have you researched hacking?

Would you invest in security?

Do you think companies protect you?

Have you noticed data breaches?

Would you use VPN?

Do you think privacy is possible?

Have you felt violated?

Would you change online habits?

Do you think hackers are criminals?

Have you noticed security theater?

Would you report breaches?

Do you think regulations help?

Have you questioned what's collected?

Would you use encrypted apps?

Do you think government spies?

Have you felt paranoid?

Would you limit sharing?

Do you think education matters?

Have you noticed social engineering?

Would you support privacy laws?

Do you think security is personal?

Have you felt overwhelmed?

Would you change passwords?

Do you think safety is possible?

Advanced

Why do we accept data collection as inevitable?

When breaches happen, why do consequences fall on individuals?

Can privacy exist in digital age or is it fantasy?

Why do we trust systems we know aren't secure?

Is cybersecurity arms race winnable?

Why do corporations collect data they can't protect?

When governments want access, whose side is security on?

Can encryption survive government pressure?

Why do we pretend passwords are secure?

Is privacy a human right or commodity?

Why do we blame users for corporate negligence?

Can security be democratized or only top-down?

Why does vulnerability feel inevitable?

When zero-day exists, is safety possible?

Is cybersecurity about protection or control?

Why do we accept spyware as price of service?

Can truly secure systems exist?

Why does transparency threaten powerful institutions?

When biometrics are unhackable, what happens to privacy?

Is the internet fundamentally insecure?

Why do we keep data we can't protect?

Can you be safe while connected?

Why does surveillance feel inevitable?

When security fails, who pays price?

Does perfect security exist or just less imperfect?