Question 1

Packet-filtering firewalls examine each part of a message and determine whether to let that part pass.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Spyware programs are installed on a user's computer without the user's knowledge.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Users of smart cards are required to enter a ________ to be authenticated.

Accepted Answer

A)  personal identification number 
B)  password 
C)  biometric detail 
D)  key 
A)  personal identification number 
B)  password 
C)  biometric detail 
D)  key

Question 4

Which of the following is a synonym for phishing?

Accepted Answer

A)  drive-by sniffing 
B)  email spoofing 
C)  IP spoofing 
D)  system hacking 
A)  drive-by sniffing 
B)  email spoofing 
C)  IP spoofing 
D)  system hacking

Question 5

Which of the following refers to viruses that masquerade as useful programs?

Accepted Answer

A)  adware 
B)  Trojan horses 
C)  spyware 
D)  payloads 
A)  adware 
B)  Trojan horses 
C)  spyware 
D)  payloads

Question 6

Which of the following is considered a personal security safeguard?

Accepted Answer

A)  create backup of cookies and temporary files 
B)  send no valuable data via email or IM 
C)  use a single valid password for all accounts 
D)  conduct transactions using http rather than https 
A)  create backup of cookies and temporary files 
B)  send no valuable data via email or IM 
C)  use a single valid password for all accounts 
D)  conduct transactions using http rather than https

Question 7

________ is a technique for intercepting computer communications.

Accepted Answer

A)  Spoofing 
B)  Hacking 
C)  Pretexting 
D)  Sniffing 
A)  Spoofing 
B)  Hacking 
C)  Pretexting 
D)  Sniffing

Question 8

The procedure of entrusting a party with a copy of an encryption key that can be used in case the actual key is lost or destroyed is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  key escrow 
B)  asymmetric encryption 
C)  symmetric encryption 
D)  biometric authentication 
A)  key escrow 
B)  asymmetric encryption 
C)  symmetric encryption 
D)  biometric authentication

Question 9

While making online purchases,a person should buy only from vendors who support https.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A)  application design 
B)  dissemination of information 
C)  physical security 
D)  malware protection 
A)  application design 
B)  dissemination of information 
C)  physical security 
D)  malware protection

Question 11

A person calls the Stark residence and pretends to represent a credit card company: He asks Mrs: Stark to confirm her credit card number: This is an example of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  hacking 
B)  data mining 
C)  pretexting 
D)  sniffing 
A)  hacking 
B)  data mining 
C)  pretexting 
D)  sniffing

Question 12

Differentiate between symmetric and asymmetric encryption.

Accepted Answer

To encode a message,a computer program u

Question 13

Viruses,worms,and Trojan horses are types of firewalls.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The most secure communications over the Internet use a protocol called HTTP.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Breaking into computers,servers,or networks to steal proprietary and confidential data is referred to as ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  usurpation 
B)  spoofing 
C)  hacking 
D)  sniffing 
A)  usurpation 
B)  spoofing 
C)  hacking 
D)  sniffing

Question 16

________ occurs when computer criminals invade a computer system and replace legitimate programs with their own unauthorized ones.

Accepted Answer

A)  Usurpation 
B)  Encryption 
C)  Spoofing 
D)  Sniffing 
A)  Usurpation 
B)  Encryption 
C)  Spoofing 
D)  Sniffing

Question 17

A(n)________ sits outside an organizational network and is the first device that Internet traffic encounters.

Accepted Answer

A)  internal firewall 
B)  perimeter firewall 
C)  packet-filtering firewall 
D)  application firewall 
A)  internal firewall 
B)  perimeter firewall 
C)  packet-filtering firewall 
D)  application firewall

Question 18

Describe the terms phishing,spoofing,and sniffing.

Accepted Answer

Phishing is a technique for obtaining un

Question 19

A person should preferably use the same password for different sites so as to avoid confusion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

A)  passwords 
B)  backup and recovery 
C)  compliance 
D)  identification and authorization 
A)  passwords 
B)  backup and recovery 
C)  compliance 
D)  identification and authorization

Exam 12: Information Security Management

Packet-filtering firewalls examine each part of a message and determine whether to let that part pass.

Spyware programs are installed on a user's computer without the user's knowledge.

Users of smart cards are required to enter a ________ to be authenticated.

Which of the following is a synonym for phishing?

Which of the following refers to viruses that masquerade as useful programs?

Which of the following is considered a personal security safeguard?

________ is a technique for intercepting computer communications.

The procedure of entrusting a party with a copy of an encryption key that can be used in case the actual key is lost or destroyed is called ________.

While making online purchases,a person should buy only from vendors who support https.

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

A person calls the Stark residence and pretends to represent a credit card company: He asks Mrs: Stark to confirm her credit card number: This is an example of ________.

Differentiate between symmetric and asymmetric encryption.

Viruses,worms,and Trojan horses are types of firewalls.

The most secure communications over the Internet use a protocol called HTTP.

Breaking into computers,servers,or networks to steal proprietary and confidential data is referred to as ________.

________ occurs when computer criminals invade a computer system and replace legitimate programs with their own unauthorized ones.

A(n)________ sits outside an organizational network and is the first device that Internet traffic encounters.

Describe the terms phishing,spoofing,and sniffing.

A person should preferably use the same password for different sites so as to avoid confusion.

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

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