Check your online security awareness.
Question 1 of 6
You receive an email from someone you’ve never heard of, with an attachment, and you suspect it could be fraudulent. Do you:
A. Open both email and attachment to see what they contain and respond to the questions.
B. Forward the email to your bank and then delete it immediately.
C. Forward both email and attachment to all your friends for a laugh.
Answer 1 of 6
The answer is B. Always delete suspect emails and attachments without responding to them. If you suspect the email is fraudulent, please forward it to us for investigation at emailscams@lloydstsb.co.uk and then delete it immediately.
Question 2 of 6
A good password for online banking is:
A. A word that’s 6-15 characters long with some of the letters replaced with numbers, like c4t or d0g.
B. The name of your mother, or birthday, or your postcode.
C. So long and complicated nobody could ever guess it – and you can never remember it.
Answer 2 of 6
The answer is A. A memorable mix of numbers and letters always makes the best password. This makes it very easy to remember but very hard to guess.
Question 3 of 6
You should always keep your password safe by:
A. Memorising it and not telling it to anyone else or writing it down anywhere.
B. Keeping a note of it somewhere safe like in your purse or wallet.
C. Writing it on the back of your hand.
Answer 3 of 6
The answer is A. Keeping your password to yourself and never making a note of it is the most secure choice.
Question 4 of 6
If your bank sent you an email asking for your password or other confidential account information you would:
A. Reply promptly providing all the requested information.
B. Reply asking why your bank has lost such important information.
C. Know that the email was not genuine – and forward the message for investigation as a potential Phishing attack, before deleting it without replying.
Answer 4 of 6
The answer is C. Banks never ask for Internet banking log on information by phone or email. Forward the message to your bank for investigation and then delete it without replying. This could be a Phishing attack.
Question 5 of 6
In Internet terms a Trojan is:
A. An unexpected but most welcome message.
B. An innocent looking email or website that conceals malicious code.
C. Your favourite reggae record label from the 60s and 70s.
Answer 5 of 6
The answer is B. That’s why you should always delete email you’re unsure of.
Question 6 of 6
Checking a site certificate can tell you:
A. How much you could save by shopping online.
B. Whether the site is on the world wide web.
C. Who operates the site, and if their security status is up to date.
Answer 6 of 6
The answer is C. You can check the certificate by double-clicking on the padlock icon in the bottom right of your browser’s window.
Thanks for completing our security quiz, we hope you enjoyed it. We also hope you picked up a few useful tips about online security.
If you have any further questions please read through the rest of our security pages or contact us on:
0845 3000 116 (+44 20 7649 9437 from overseas).
