Question 1

Information security is a broad term encompassing the protection of information from accidental or intentional misuse by persons inside or outside an organization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What are critical questions that managers should ask when determining the cost of downtime?

Accepted Answer

A)  What is the productivity cost associated with each hour of downtime?
B)  How many transactions can the company afford to lose without significantly harming business?
C)  All of the above
D)  None of the aboveE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

The protection of customers' privacy is one of the largest ethical issues for corporations today._____________ is the right to be left alone when you want to be,to have control over your personal possessions.

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The answer of The protection of customers' privacy is one...

Question 4

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) None of the above
F) All of the above D

Question 5

Which act strengthened criminal laws against identity theft?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bork Bill
B)  Sarbanes-Oxley Act
C)  Cable Communications Act
D)  None of the aboveE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 6

A hacker weapon called a splog (spam blog)is a fake blog created solely to raise the search engine rank of affiliated websites.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Confidentiality is the right to be left alone when you want to be,to have control over your own personal possessions,and not to be observed without your consent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What are experts in technology who use their knowledge to break into computers and networks,for profit or just as a challenge known as?

Accepted Answer

A)  Elevation of privilege
B)  Virus
C)  Hacker
D)  WormE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 9

Script kiddies or script bunnies find hacking code on the Internet and click-and-point their way into systems to cause damage or spread viruses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Who are those who seek to cause harm to people or to destroy critical systems or information and use the Internet as a weapon of mass destruction?

Accepted Answer

A)  White-hat hacker
B)  Black-hat hacker
C)  Cyberterrorists
D)  Script bunniesE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 11

What is the Child Online Protection Act?

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) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 12

Using ones social skills to trick people into revealing access credentials or other valuable information is called ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Social engineering
B)  Social media
C)  Social viruses
D)  Social processesE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 13

White-hat hackers break into other people's computer systems and may just look around or may steal and destroy information.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What is a method for confirming users' identities?

Accepted Answer

A)  Phishing
B)  Authentication
C)  Authorization
D)  ProgrammingE) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 15

Key logger or key trapper software is a __________ that when installed on a computer,records every keystroke and mouse click.

Accepted Answer

Program

Question 16

Cyberbullying is an act or object that poses a danger to assets.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Digital _______ management is a technological solution that allows publishers to control their digital media to discourage,limit,or prevent illegal copying and distribution.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Digital _______ management is a technological solution...

Question 18

What is a hacker?

Accepted Answer

A)  A special class of adware that collects data about the user and transmits it over the Internet without the user's knowledge or permission.
B)  Experts in technology who use their knowledge to break into computers and computer networks,either for profit or just motivated by the challenge.
C)  A computer attack where an attacker accesses a wireless computer network,intercepts data,uses network services,and/or sends attack instructions without entering the office or organization that owns the network
D)  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.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 19

What is 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?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cyberbullying
B)  Cybervandalism
C)  Click-fraud
D)  Competitive click-fraudE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

_____________ is a problem that occurs when someone registers purposely misspelled variations of well-known domain names.

Accepted Answer

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What are critical questions that managers should ask when determining the cost of downtime?

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The protection of customers' privacy is one of the largest ethical issues for corporations today._____________ is the right to be left alone when you want to be,to have control over your personal possessions.

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Confidentiality is the right to be left alone when you want to be,to have control over your own personal possessions,and not to be observed without your consent.

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What are experts in technology who use their knowledge to break into computers and networks,for profit or just as a challenge known as?

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Script kiddies or script bunnies find hacking code on the Internet and click-and-point their way into systems to cause damage or spread viruses.

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Who are those who seek to cause harm to people or to destroy critical systems or information and use the Internet as a weapon of mass destruction?

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What is the Child Online Protection Act?

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Using ones social skills to trick people into revealing access credentials or other valuable information is called ______________.

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White-hat hackers break into other people's computer systems and may just look around or may steal and destroy information.

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What is a method for confirming users' identities?

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Key logger or key trapper software is a __________ that when installed on a computer,records every keystroke and mouse click.

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Cyberbullying is an act or object that poses a danger to assets.

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Digital _______ management 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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