Question 1

What is a masquerading attack that combines spam with spoofing?

Accepted Answer

A) Pharming 
B) Phishing 
C) Phishing expedition 
D) Spear phishing 
A) Pharming 
B) Phishing 
C) Phishing expedition 
D) Spear phishing

Question 2

Spyware is software that, while purporting to serve some useful function and often fulfilling that function, also allows Internet advertisers to display advertisements without the consent of the computer user.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Provide an example of each of the three primary information security areas: (1)authentication and authorization, (2)prevention and resistance, and (3)detection and response.

Accepted Answer

Authentication and authorization: Authen

Question 4

Which of the following represents the three areas where technology can aid in the defense against information security attacks?

Accepted Answer

A) Authentication and authorization, prevention and resistance, prevention and response 
B) Authentication and authorization, prevention and response, detection and response 
C) Analyzing and authenticating, prevention and repositioning, detection and response 
D) Authentication and authorization, prevention and resistance, detection and response 
A) Authentication and authorization, prevention and resistance, prevention and response 
B) Authentication and authorization, prevention and response, detection and response 
C) Analyzing and authenticating, prevention and repositioning, detection and response 
D) Authentication and authorization, prevention and resistance, detection and response

Question 5

What is the one of the most common forms of computer vulnerabilities that can cause massive computer damage?

Accepted Answer

A) Virus 
B) White-hat hackers 
C) Dumpster diving 
D) All of the above 
A) Virus 
B) White-hat hackers 
C) Dumpster diving 
D) All of the above

Question 6

What type of encryption technology uses multiple keys, one for public and one for private?

Accepted Answer

A) Private key encryption 
B) Policy key encryption 
C) Public key encryption 
D) Protective key code 
A) Private key encryption 
B) Policy key encryption 
C) Public key encryption 
D) Protective key code

Question 7

What reroutes requests for legitimate websites to false websites?

Accepted Answer

A) Zombie 
B) Zombie farm 
C) Pharming attack 
D) Pharming 
A) Zombie 
B) Zombie farm 
C) Pharming attack 
D) Pharming

Question 8

Which of the following is not considered a form of biometrics?

Accepted Answer

A) Iris scan 
B) Password 
C) Fingerprint 
D) Handwriting 
A) Iris scan 
B) Password 
C) Fingerprint 
D) Handwriting

Question 9

What is ediscovery?

Accepted Answer

A) The unauthorized use, duplication, distribution, or sale of copyrighted software. 
B) Refers to the ability of a company to identify, search, gather, seize, or export digital information in responding to a litigation, audit, investigation, or information inquiry. 
C) Passed to protect minors from accessing inappropriate material on the Internet. 
D) A technological solution that allows publishers to control their digital media to discourage, limit, or prevent illegal copying and distribution. 
A) The unauthorized use, duplication, distribution, or sale of copyrighted software. 
B) Refers to the ability of a company to identify, search, gather, seize, or export digital information in responding to a litigation, audit, investigation, or information inquiry. 
C) Passed to protect minors from accessing inappropriate material on the Internet. 
D) A technological solution that allows publishers to control their digital media to discourage, limit, or prevent illegal copying and distribution.

Question 10

What occurs when a person chooses to deny permission to incoming emails?

Accepted Answer

A) Opt out 
B) Website name stealing 
C) Internet censorship 
D) Teergrubing 
A) Opt out 
B) Website name stealing 
C) Internet censorship 
D) Teergrubing

Question 11

What is a small file deposited on a hard drive by a website containing information about customers and their Web activities?

Accepted Answer

A) Key logger 
B) Hardware key logger 
C) Cookie 
D) Adware 
A) Key logger 
B) Hardware key logger 
C) Cookie 
D) Adware

Question 12

Which of the following represents the classic example of unintentional information reuse?

Accepted Answer

A) Phone number 
B) Social Security number 
C) Address 
D) Driver's license number 
A) Phone number 
B) Social Security number 
C) Address 
D) Driver's license number

Question 13

What can encryption technology perform?

Accepted Answer

A) Switch the order of characters 
B) Replace characters with other characters 
C) Insert or remove characters 
D) All of the above 
A) Switch the order of characters 
B) Replace characters with other characters 
C) Insert or remove characters 
D) All of the above

Question 14

What is a technological solution that allows publishers to control their digital media to discourage, limit, or prevent illegal copying and distribution?

Accepted Answer

A) Digital rights management 
B) Counterfeit software 
C) Privacy 
D) Pirated software 
A) Digital rights management 
B) Counterfeit software 
C) Privacy 
D) Pirated software

Question 15

What is pharming?

Accepted Answer

A) Reroutes requests for legitimate websites to false websites. 
B) A technique to gain personal information for the purpose of identity theft, usually by means of fraudulent emails that look as though they came from legitimate businesses. 
C) A masquerading attack that combines spam with spoofing. 
D) A phone scam that attempts to defraud people by asking them to call a bogus telephone number to "confirm" their account information. 
A) Reroutes requests for legitimate websites to false websites. 
B) A technique to gain personal information for the purpose of identity theft, usually by means of fraudulent emails that look as though they came from legitimate businesses. 
C) A masquerading attack that combines spam with spoofing. 
D) A phone scam that attempts to defraud people by asking them to call a bogus telephone number to "confirm" their account information.

Question 16

Information property is an ethical issue that focuses on who owns information about individuals and how information can be sold and exchanged.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Black-hat hackers work at the request of the system owners to find system vulnerabilities and plug the holes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

A social media policy outlines the corporate guidelines or principles governing employee online communications.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What is click-fraud?

Accepted Answer

A) The electronic defacing of an existing website. 
B) The abuse of pay-per-click, pay-per-call, and pay-per-conversion revenue models by repeatedly clicking on a link to increase charges or costs for the advertiser. 
C) A computer crime where a competitor or disgruntled employee increases a company's search advertising costs by repeatedly clicking on the advertiser's link. 
D) An act or object that poses a danger to assets. 
A) The electronic defacing of an existing website. 
B) The abuse of pay-per-click, pay-per-call, and pay-per-conversion revenue models by repeatedly clicking on a link to increase charges or costs for the advertiser. 
C) A computer crime where a competitor or disgruntled employee increases a company's search advertising costs by repeatedly clicking on the advertiser's link. 
D) An act or object that poses a danger to assets.

Question 20

A certificate authority is a trusted third party, such as VeriSign, that validates user identities by means of digital certificates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

What is a masquerading attack that combines spam with spoofing?

Spyware is software that, while purporting to serve some useful function and often fulfilling that function, also allows Internet advertisers to display advertisements without the consent of the computer user.

Provide an example of each of the three primary information security areas: (1)authentication and authorization, (2)prevention and resistance, and (3)detection and response.

Which of the following represents the three areas where technology can aid in the defense against information security attacks?

What is the one of the most common forms of computer vulnerabilities that can cause massive computer damage?

What type of encryption technology uses multiple keys, one for public and one for private?

What reroutes requests for legitimate websites to false websites?

Which of the following is not considered a form of biometrics?

What is ediscovery?

What occurs when a person chooses to deny permission to incoming emails?

What is a small file deposited on a hard drive by a website containing information about customers and their Web activities?

Which of the following represents the classic example of unintentional information reuse?

What can encryption technology perform?

What is a technological solution that allows publishers to control their digital media to discourage, limit, or prevent illegal copying and distribution?

What is pharming?

Information property is an ethical issue that focuses on who owns information about individuals and how information can be sold and exchanged.

Black-hat hackers work at the request of the system owners to find system vulnerabilities and plug the holes.

A social media policy outlines the corporate guidelines or principles governing employee online communications.

What is click-fraud?

A certificate authority is a trusted third party, such as VeriSign, that validates user identities by means of digital certificates.

Management Information Systems: Business Driven MIS

Decisions and Processes: Value Driven Business

Ebusiness: Electronic Business Value

Infrastructures: Sustainable Technologies

Data: Business Intelligence

Networks: Mobile Business

Enterprise Applications: Business Communications

Systems Development and Project Management: Corporate Responsibility

Hardware and Software Basics

Networks and Telecommunications

Designing Databases

Emerging Trends and Technologies

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Exam 4: Ethics and Information Security: MIS Business Concerns

What is a masquerading attack that combines spam with spoofing?

Spyware is software that, while purporting to serve some useful function and often fulfilling that function, also allows Internet advertisers to display advertisements without the consent of the computer user.

Provide an example of each of the three primary information security areas: (1)authentication and authorization, (2)prevention and resistance, and (3)detection and response.

Which of the following represents the three areas where technology can aid in the defense against information security attacks?

What is the one of the most common forms of computer vulnerabilities that can cause massive computer damage?

What type of encryption technology uses multiple keys, one for public and one for private?

What reroutes requests for legitimate websites to false websites?

Which of the following is not considered a form of biometrics?

What is ediscovery?

What occurs when a person chooses to deny permission to incoming emails?

What is a small file deposited on a hard drive by a website containing information about customers and their Web activities?

Which of the following represents the classic example of unintentional information reuse?

What can encryption technology perform?

What is a technological solution that allows publishers to control their digital media to discourage, limit, or prevent illegal copying and distribution?

What is pharming?

Information property is an ethical issue that focuses on who owns information about individuals and how information can be sold and exchanged.

Black-hat hackers work at the request of the system owners to find system vulnerabilities and plug the holes.

A social media policy outlines the corporate guidelines or principles governing employee online communications.

What is click-fraud?

A certificate authority is a trusted third party, such as VeriSign, that validates user identities by means of digital certificates.

Management Information Systems: Business Driven MIS

Decisions and Processes: Value Driven Business

Ebusiness: Electronic Business Value

Infrastructures: Sustainable Technologies

Data: Business Intelligence

Networks: Mobile Business

Enterprise Applications: Business Communications

Systems Development and Project Management: Corporate Responsibility

Hardware and Software Basics

Networks and Telecommunications

Designing Databases

Emerging Trends and Technologies

Filters