Exam 9: Securing Your System: Protecting Your Digital Data and Devices

Which of the following classifications of viruses can change its own code to avoid detection?

A botnet is a group of applications running on ________ computers in a DDoS attack.

Configuring a firewall to ignore all incoming packets that request access to a specific port is known as ________.

For security reasons, you should be extremely wary of opening e-mail ________ such as Word files.

A data ________ occurs when sensitive or confidential information is copied, transmitted, or viewed by an individual who isn't authorized to have the data.

All viruses cause serious destruction of computer data.

VPN's allow data to be transmitted on a public network just as securely as on a private network.

A(n) ________ virus runs a program that searches for common types of data files, compresses them, and makes them unusable.

A(n) ________ backup backs up only the files on a computer that have changed since the last time a backup was performed.

Multi-factor authentication requires three of four possible authentication factors.

Using your computer for non-work activities while you are being paid to work is known as ________.

A(n) ________ monitors keystrokes with the intent of stealing passwords, login IDs, or credit card information.

A(n) ________ can help block unwanted, unsolicited e-mail.

A packet analyzer is a program that can enable a hacker to do all of the following except ________.

Which of the following statements is NOT true about identity theft?

Full backups back up all your data, but not your applications.

Creating and distributing ________ is one of the most widespread types of cybercrimes.

An encryption virus replicates itself onto a hard drive's master boot record.

Regarding computer protection, quarantining is defined as ________.