Question 1

What is the most important aspect of internal control?

Accepted Answer

A) Audit committee 
B) Control policies 
C) Control system 
D) Personnel 
A) Audit committee 
B) Control policies 
C) Control system 
D) Personnel

Question 2

What is usually the primary goal in traditional fraud?

Accepted Answer

A) Financial statement fraud 
B) Identity theft 
C) Theft of money 
D) Information theft 
A) Financial statement fraud 
B) Identity theft 
C) Theft of money 
D) Information theft

Question 3

Which of the following refers to the tactic of keeping security holes,encryption algorithms,and processes secret in an effort to confuse attackers?

Accepted Answer

A) Authorization control 
B) Secure socket layer 
C) Security through obscurity 
D) Biometrics 
A) Authorization control 
B) Secure socket layer 
C) Security through obscurity 
D) Biometrics

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT a general type of control activity?

Accepted Answer

A) Adequate separation of duties 
B) Independent checks on performance 
C) Proper authorization of transactions and activities 
D) Use of internal auditors 
A) Adequate separation of duties 
B) Independent checks on performance 
C) Proper authorization of transactions and activities 
D) Use of internal auditors

Question 5

What is normally the primary concern in an electronic environment?

Accepted Answer

A) Financial statement fraud 
B) Data theft 
C) Theft of money 
D) Asset misappropriation 
A) Financial statement fraud 
B) Data theft 
C) Theft of money 
D) Asset misappropriation

Question 6

Generally,the best way to prevent fraud in e-business settings is to focus on:

Accepted Answer

A) reducing pressures. 
B) buying and implementing anti-virus software. 
C) reducing fraud opportunities. 
D) hiring security experts. 
A) reducing pressures. 
B) buying and implementing anti-virus software. 
C) reducing fraud opportunities. 
D) hiring security experts.

Question 7

Which of the following installs monitoring software in addition to the regular software that a user downloads or buys?

Accepted Answer

A) Internet worm 
B) Bot 
C) Middleware 
D) Spyware 
A) Internet worm 
B) Bot 
C) Middleware 
D) Spyware

Question 8

​Which of the following is NOT a means of using technology to spot technology fraud?

Accepted Answer

A) ​Routinely search databases for symptom.s 
B) Utilize intrusion detective programs. 
C) ​Secure company systems. 
D) ​Train employees to recognize probable fraud. 
A) ​Routinely search databases for symptom.s 
B) Utilize intrusion detective programs. 
C) ​Secure company systems. 
D) ​Train employees to recognize probable fraud.

Question 9

Which of the following is described as the viewing of information that passes along a network line?

Accepted Answer

A) Sniffing 
B) Spoofing 
C) Hijacking 
D) Impersonation 
A) Sniffing 
B) Spoofing 
C) Hijacking 
D) Impersonation

Question 10

Which of the following human features is generally used in biometrics?

Accepted Answer

A) Height 
B) Fingerprints 
C) Complexion 
D) Weight 
A) Height 
B) Fingerprints 
C) Complexion 
D) Weight

Question 11

​Which of the following activities would be the least practical for a fraud examiner?

Accepted Answer

A) ​gaining an understanding of the tools and methods perpetrators use in e-business fraud 
B) ​gaining a working knowledge of computer networking systems 
C) ​learning the strengths and weaknesses of Windows 
D) ​getting to know each company employee's interactions with the systems 
A) ​gaining an understanding of the tools and methods perpetrators use in e-business fraud 
B) ​gaining a working knowledge of computer networking systems 
C) ​learning the strengths and weaknesses of Windows 
D) ​getting to know each company employee's interactions with the systems

Question 12

Which of the following examples illustrates sniffing?

Accepted Answer

A) A fraudster impersonating a customer and buying equipment on the customer's account. 
B) A fraudster viewing design data of a special project that is being transferred over a network. 
C) A fraudster using another employee's passwords to access sensitive information. 
D) An Internet site mimicking another site by using .org instead of .com. 
A) A fraudster impersonating a customer and buying equipment on the customer's account. 
B) A fraudster viewing design data of a special project that is being transferred over a network. 
C) A fraudster using another employee's passwords to access sensitive information. 
D) An Internet site mimicking another site by using .org instead of .com.

Question 13

Which element of the fraud triangle can companies reduce in order to prevent fraud in e-business?

Accepted Answer

A) Pressure 
B) Opportunity 
C) Rationalization 
D) Interaction 
A) Pressure 
B) Opportunity 
C) Rationalization 
D) Interaction

Question 14

Which of the following are self-contained programs that represent one of the biggest threats in e-commerce fraud?

Accepted Answer

A) P2P programs 
B) Internet worms 
C) Trojan Horses 
D) Spyware 
A) P2P programs 
B) Internet worms 
C) Trojan Horses 
D) Spyware

Question 15

Which of the following can be defined as the use of unique features of the human body to create secure access controls?

Accepted Answer

A) Digital Signatures 
B) Passwords 
C) Biometrics 
D) Firewalls 
A) Digital Signatures 
B) Passwords 
C) Biometrics 
D) Firewalls

Question 16

What is the term for a technique in which hackers go to known business traveler locations like airports and set up access points (look like regular wireless networks)through their laptops to the Internet?

Accepted Answer

A) social engineering 
B) spoofing 
C) phishing 
D) wartrapping 
A) social engineering 
B) spoofing 
C) phishing 
D) wartrapping

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT an act of vandalism?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​deleting a customer data file 
B) ​pouring hot coffee on a company keyboard 
C) stealing company data lists ​ 
D) ​throwing a computer monitor 
A) ​deleting a customer data file 
B) ​pouring hot coffee on a company keyboard 
C) stealing company data lists ​ 
D) ​throwing a computer monitor

Question 18

A hacker sends an e-mail impersonating technical support to two hundred employees of a company.Four employees respond with their password,thereby allowing the hacker to access the company's internal networks.Which technique is being discussed here?

Accepted Answer

A) Sniffing 
B) Crawling 
C) Phishing 
D) Wartrapping 
A) Sniffing 
B) Crawling 
C) Phishing 
D) Wartrapping

Question 19

​Which of the following is the last step taken by fraud examiners during an examination of a business when looking for e-business fraud?

Accepted Answer

A) ​Investigate all symptoms of e-fraud found. 
B) ​Use information systems to highlight possible fraud activity. 
C) ​Analyze the results of database searches. 
D) ​Determine if the activity noted is an anomaly or usual business activity. 
A) ​Investigate all symptoms of e-fraud found. 
B) ​Use information systems to highlight possible fraud activity. 
C) ​Analyze the results of database searches. 
D) ​Determine if the activity noted is an anomaly or usual business activity.

Question 20

In an electronic environment,no other control can better prevent fraud than the wise use of _________.

Accepted Answer

A) digital certificates 
B) biometrics 
C) anti-virus software 
D) passwords 
A) digital certificates 
B) biometrics 
C) anti-virus software 
D) passwords

What is the most important aspect of internal control?

What is usually the primary goal in traditional fraud?

Which of the following refers to the tactic of keeping security holes,encryption algorithms,and processes secret in an effort to confuse attackers?

Which of the following is NOT a general type of control activity?

What is normally the primary concern in an electronic environment?

Generally,the best way to prevent fraud in e-business settings is to focus on:

Which of the following installs monitoring software in addition to the regular software that a user downloads or buys?

Which of the following is NOT a means of using technology to spot technology fraud?

Which of the following is described as the viewing of information that passes along a network line?

Which of the following human features is generally used in biometrics?

Which of the following activities would be the least practical for a fraud examiner?

Which of the following examples illustrates sniffing?

Which element of the fraud triangle can companies reduce in order to prevent fraud in e-business?

Which of the following are self-contained programs that represent one of the biggest threats in e-commerce fraud?

Which of the following can be defined as the use of unique features of the human body to create secure access controls?

What is the term for a technique in which hackers go to known business traveler locations like airports and set up access points (look like regular wireless networks)through their laptops to the Internet?

Which of the following is NOT an act of vandalism?

A hacker sends an e-mail impersonating technical support to two hundred employees of a company.Four employees respond with their password,thereby allowing the hacker to access the company's internal networks.Which technique is being discussed here?

Which of the following is the last step taken by fraud examiners during an examination of a business when looking for e-business fraud?

In an electronic environment,no other control can better prevent fraud than the wise use of _________.

The Nature of Fraud

Who Commits Fraud and Why

Fighting Fraud: an Overview

Preventing Fraud

Recognizing the Symptoms of Fraud

Data-Driven Fraud Detection

Investigating Theft Acts

Investigating Concealment

Conversion Investigation Methods

Inquiry Methods and Fraud Reports

Financial Statement Fraud

Revenue- and Inventory-Related Financial Statement Frauds

Liability, asset, and Inadequate Disclosure Frauds

Fraud Against Organizations

Consumer Fraud

Bankruptcy, divorce, and Tax Fraud

Legal Follow-Up

Filters

Exam 17: E-Commerce Fraud

What is the most important aspect of internal control?

What is usually the primary goal in traditional fraud?

Which of the following refers to the tactic of keeping security holes,encryption algorithms,and processes secret in an effort to confuse attackers?

Which of the following is NOT a general type of control activity?

What is normally the primary concern in an electronic environment?

Generally,the best way to prevent fraud in e-business settings is to focus on:

Which of the following installs monitoring software in addition to the regular software that a user downloads or buys?

​Which of the following is NOT a means of using technology to spot technology fraud?

Which of the following is described as the viewing of information that passes along a network line?

Which of the following human features is generally used in biometrics?

​Which of the following activities would be the least practical for a fraud examiner?

Which of the following examples illustrates sniffing?

Which element of the fraud triangle can companies reduce in order to prevent fraud in e-business?

Which of the following are self-contained programs that represent one of the biggest threats in e-commerce fraud?

Which of the following can be defined as the use of unique features of the human body to create secure access controls?

What is the term for a technique in which hackers go to known business traveler locations like airports and set up access points (look like regular wireless networks)through their laptops to the Internet?

Which of the following is NOT an act of vandalism?​

A hacker sends an e-mail impersonating technical support to two hundred employees of a company.Four employees respond with their password,thereby allowing the hacker to access the company's internal networks.Which technique is being discussed here?

​Which of the following is the last step taken by fraud examiners during an examination of a business when looking for e-business fraud?

In an electronic environment,no other control can better prevent fraud than the wise use of _________.

The Nature of Fraud

Who Commits Fraud and Why

Fighting Fraud: an Overview

Preventing Fraud

Recognizing the Symptoms of Fraud

Data-Driven Fraud Detection

Investigating Theft Acts

Investigating Concealment

Conversion Investigation Methods

Inquiry Methods and Fraud Reports

Financial Statement Fraud

Revenue- and Inventory-Related Financial Statement Frauds

Liability, asset, and Inadequate Disclosure Frauds

Fraud Against Organizations

Consumer Fraud

Bankruptcy, divorce, and Tax Fraud

Legal Follow-Up

Filters

Which of the following is NOT a means of using technology to spot technology fraud?

Which of the following activities would be the least practical for a fraud examiner?

Which of the following is NOT an act of vandalism?

Which of the following is the last step taken by fraud examiners during an examination of a business when looking for e-business fraud?