Question 1

What is pharming?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reroutes requests for legitimate websites to false websites.
B)  A technique to gain personal information for the purpose of identity theft, usually by means of fraudulent emails that look as though they came from legitimate businesses.
C)  A masquerading attack that combines spam with spoofing.
D)  A phone scam that attempts to defraud people by asking them to call a bogus telephone number to "confirm" their account information.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 2

Black-hat hackers work at the request of the system owners to find system vulnerabilities and plug the holes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following is not considered a form of biometrics?

Accepted Answer

A)  Iris scan
B)  Password
C)  Fingerprint
D)  HandwritingE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 4

What reroutes requests for legitimate websites to false websites?

Accepted Answer

A)  Zombie
B)  Zombie farm
C)  Pharming attack
D)  PharmingE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

What is a small file deposited on a hard drive by a website containing information about customers and their Web activities?

Accepted Answer

A)  Key logger
B)  Hardware key logger
C)  Cookie
D)  AdwareE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 6

What can encryption technology perform?

Accepted Answer

A)  Switch the order of characters
B)  Replace characters with other characters
C)  Insert or remove characters
D)  All of the aboveE) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 7

A certificate authority is a trusted third party, such as VeriSign, that validates user identities by means of digital certificates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

A social media policy outlines the corporate guidelines or principles governing employee online communications.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What is click-fraud?

Accepted Answer

A)  The electronic defacing of an existing website.
B)  The abuse of pay-per-click, pay-per-call, and pay-per-conversion revenue models by repeatedly clicking on a link to increase charges or costs for the advertiser.
C)  A computer crime where a competitor or disgruntled employee increases a company's search advertising costs by repeatedly clicking on the advertiser's link.
D)  An act or object that poses a danger to assets.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 10

Spyware is software that, while purporting to serve some useful function and often fulfilling that function, also allows Internet advertisers to display advertisements without the consent of the computer user.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Provide an example of each of the three primary information security areas: (1)authentication and authorization, (2)prevention and resistance, and (3)detection and response.

Accepted Answer

Authentication and authorization: Authen...

Question 12

What is a technological solution that allows publishers to control their digital media to discourage, limit, or prevent illegal copying and distribution?

Accepted Answer

A)  Digital rights management
B)  Counterfeit software
C)  Privacy
D)  Pirated softwareE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

What type of encryption technology uses multiple keys, one for public and one for private?

Accepted Answer

A)  Private key encryption
B)  Policy key encryption
C)  Public key encryption
D)  Protective key codeE) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 14

Which of the following represents the classic example of unintentional information reuse?

Accepted Answer

A)  Phone number
B)  Social Security number
C)  Address
D)  Driver's license numberE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 15

What occurs when a person chooses to deny permission to incoming emails?

Accepted Answer

A)  Opt out
B)  Website name stealing
C)  Internet censorship
D)  TeergrubingE) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 16

What is a masquerading attack that combines spam with spoofing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pharming
B)  Phishing
C)  Phishing expedition
D)  Spear phishingE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

Which of the following represents the three areas where technology can aid in the defense against information security attacks?

Accepted Answer

A)  Authentication and authorization, prevention and resistance, prevention and response
B)  Authentication and authorization, prevention and response, detection and response
C)  Analyzing and authenticating, prevention and repositioning, detection and response
D)  Authentication and authorization, prevention and resistance, detection and responseE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 18

What is ediscovery?

Accepted Answer

A)  The unauthorized use, duplication, distribution, or sale of copyrighted software.
B)  Refers to the ability of a company to identify, search, gather, seize, or export digital information in responding to a litigation, audit, investigation, or information inquiry.
C)  Passed to protect minors from accessing inappropriate material on the Internet.
D)  A technological solution that allows publishers to control their digital media to discourage, limit, or prevent illegal copying and distribution.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 19

What is the one of the most common forms of computer vulnerabilities that can cause massive computer damage?

Accepted Answer

A)  Virus
B)  White-hat hackers
C)  Dumpster diving
D)  All of the aboveE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 20

Information property is an ethical issue that focuses on who owns information about individuals and how information can be sold and exchanged.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 4: Ethics and Information Security: MIS Business Concerns

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What is a technological solution that allows publishers to control their digital media to discourage, limit, or prevent illegal copying and distribution?

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What reroutes requests for legitimate websites to false websites?

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What is a masquerading attack that combines spam with spoofing?

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What is click-fraud?

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A certificate authority is a trusted third party, such as VeriSign, that validates user identities by means of digital certificates.

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Which of the following is not considered a form of biometrics?

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A social media policy outlines the corporate guidelines or principles governing employee online communications.

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Which of the following represents the three areas where technology can aid in the defense against information security attacks?

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What is the one of the most common forms of computer vulnerabilities that can cause massive computer damage?

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Information property is an ethical issue that focuses on who owns information about individuals and how information can be sold and exchanged.

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What is a small file deposited on a hard drive by a website containing information about customers and their Web activities?

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Which of the following represents the classic example of unintentional information reuse?

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What is pharming?

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What occurs when a person chooses to deny permission to incoming emails?

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Provide an example of each of the three primary information security areas: (1)authentication and authorization, (2)prevention and resistance, and (3)detection and response.

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Spyware is software that, while purporting to serve some useful function and often fulfilling that function, also allows Internet advertisers to display advertisements without the consent of the computer user.

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What type of encryption technology uses multiple keys, one for public and one for private?

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What can encryption technology perform?

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Black-hat hackers work at the request of the system owners to find system vulnerabilities and plug the holes.

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