Exam 4: Information Security

Suppose you have a primary location in New York City where you main corporate servers are located. Just in case something happens in New York City, you have backup servers that are updated every minute in Chicago. This is an example of a _________ site.

The U.S. government considers the Sony hack _________.

An information resource's _________ is the possibility that the system will be harmed by a threat.

Which well-known company has NOT fallen victim to a whaling attack at present?

A _________ site provides only rudimentary services and facilities.

Information security controls are also called ___.

Equifax could have upgraded and patched the software that was the cause of the breach.

You are a nice person, so you hold the door open for the person running in behind you. Since you needed to use your ID badge to open the door, the person running in behind you is tailgating.

Competitive intelligence and espionage are similar except that competitive intelligence crosses the legal boundary.

ID cards address physical and access controls.

___ involves rummaging through commercial or residential trash to find discarded information.

_________ controls secure the movement of data across networks.

The entire basis of a whaling attack is to ___________.

Onity replaced all vulnerable hotel room locks after someone published the computer code for an unlocking device.

If a hacker takes control of equipment such as power grids or nuclear power plants, this is an example of a(n) _________ attack.

A(n) _________ is a software package that attempts to identify and eliminate viruses and worms.

_________ is pestware that users your computer as a launch pad for unsolicited e-mail, usually advertising for products and services.

Auditing _________ the computer means using a combination of client data, auditor software, and client and auditor hardware.

Your company decides not to implement security procedures because employees refuse to comply anyway. This is an example of risk _________.

Authorization means someone has privileges to do certain things on a system.