Question 1

Explain how secure sockets layer works when a user communicates securely with a Web site.

Accepted Answer

Most secure communication over the Inter

Question 2

________ occurs when a threat obtains data that is supposed to be protected.

Accepted Answer

A)  Unauthorized data disclosure 
B)  Incorrect data modification 
C)  Faulty service 
D)  Denial of service 
A)  Unauthorized data disclosure 
B)  Incorrect data modification 
C)  Faulty service 
D)  Denial of service

Question 3

Which of the following statements is TRUE of symmetric encryption?

Accepted Answer

A)  It uses the same key for both encoding and decoding. 
B)  It is more difficult and slower than asymmetric encryption. 
C)  It does not require a key to encrypt or decrypt data. 
D)  It uses a special version called public/private key on the Internet for a secure communication. 
A)  It uses the same key for both encoding and decoding. 
B)  It is more difficult and slower than asymmetric encryption. 
C)  It does not require a key to encrypt or decrypt data. 
D)  It uses a special version called public/private key on the Internet for a secure communication.

Question 4

Which of the following is a synonym for phishing?

Accepted Answer

A)  pretexting 
B)  email spoofing 
C)  hardening 
D)  system hacking 
A)  pretexting 
B)  email spoofing 
C)  hardening 
D)  system hacking

Question 5

Describe an incident-response plan.

Accepted Answer

Every organization should have an incide

Question 6

Which of the following is a technical safeguard against security threats?

Accepted Answer

A)  password 
B)  accountability 
C)  compliance 
D)  firewall 
A)  password 
B)  accountability 
C)  compliance 
D)  firewall

Question 7

________ are created by companies as false targets for computer criminals to attack.

Accepted Answer

A)  Negatives 
B)  Honeypots 
C)  Cookies 
D)  Trojan horses 
A)  Negatives 
B)  Honeypots 
C)  Cookies 
D)  Trojan horses

Question 8

There are no standards for tallying costs of computer crime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What can a company do to safeguard their data?

Accepted Answer

• Define data policies
• Data

Question 10

What are the minimum items a company-wide security policy should address?

Accepted Answer

At a minimum, the policy should stipulat

Question 11

A ________ a string of bits used to encrypt the data.

Accepted Answer

A)  secure socket layer 
B)  transport security layer 
C)  firewall 
D)  key 
A)  secure socket layer 
B)  transport security layer 
C)  firewall 
D)  key

Question 12

When is the most opportune time for a hacker to steal data?

Accepted Answer

A)  when someone is performing data modification 
B)  during a data backup 
C)  early in the morning 
D)  while IT is restoring data due to a natural disaster 
A)  when someone is performing data modification 
B)  during a data backup 
C)  early in the morning 
D)  while IT is restoring data due to a natural disaster

Question 13

Both data and database administration are involved in establishing the data safeguards.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following types of encryption is used by the secure sockets layer protocol?

Accepted Answer

A)  optical encryption 
B)  physical layer encryption 
C)  disk encryption 
D)  public key encryption 
A)  optical encryption 
B)  physical layer encryption 
C)  disk encryption 
D)  public key encryption

Question 15

Which of the following information should be provided by users of smart cards for authentication?

Accepted Answer

A)  personal identification number 
B)  permanent account number 
C)  fingerprint 
D)  retinal scan 
A)  personal identification number 
B)  permanent account number 
C)  fingerprint 
D)  retinal scan

Question 16

What should one look for when engaging in online shopping to shop safely?

Accepted Answer

A)  a http connection 
B)  a https connection 
C)  All vendors are safe. 
D)  anly if the product is sold Amazon 
A)  a http connection 
B)  a https connection 
C)  All vendors are safe. 
D)  anly if the product is sold Amazon

Question 17

To safeguard data against security threats, every information system today requires a user name and a password. In this case, which of the following functions is performed by the user name?

Accepted Answer

A)  authentication 
B)  identification 
C)  decryption 
D)  encryption 
A)  authentication 
B)  identification 
C)  decryption 
D)  encryption

Question 18

When an incident does occur, speed is of the essence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 10: Information Systems Security

Explain how secure sockets layer works when a user communicates securely with a Web site.

________ occurs when a threat obtains data that is supposed to be protected.

Which of the following statements is TRUE of symmetric encryption?

Which of the following is a synonym for phishing?

Describe an incident-response plan.

Which of the following is a technical safeguard against security threats?

________ are created by companies as false targets for computer criminals to attack.

There are no standards for tallying costs of computer crime.

What can a company do to safeguard their data?

What are the minimum items a company-wide security policy should address?

A ________ a string of bits used to encrypt the data.

When is the most opportune time for a hacker to steal data?

Both data and database administration are involved in establishing the data safeguards.

Which of the following types of encryption is used by the secure sockets layer protocol?

Which of the following information should be provided by users of smart cards for authentication?

What should one look for when engaging in online shopping to shop safely?

To safeguard data against security threats, every information system today requires a user name and a password. In this case, which of the following functions is performed by the user name?

When an incident does occur, speed is of the essence.

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