Exam 8: Protecting People and Information: Threats and Safeguards

_____ is the use of physiological characteristics such as fingerprints,the blood vessels in the iris of the eye,the sound of a person's voice,or perhaps even breath,to provide identification.

A drawback of spam protection is that it may mark something as spam when it is not.

A hardware key logger cannot capture backspaces and deletions.

_____ is malicious software that collects information about a person and their computer and reports it to someone without their permission.

Which of the following is true of ethics and ethical people?

Which of the following is true of an ethical dilemma?

In addition to cookie management software,a person can use _____ services to hide their identity from the Web sites they visit.

_____ is the use of phishing targeted at senior business executives,government leaders,and other types of high-profile individuals.

A _____ floods a server or network with so many requests for service that it slows down or crashes.

_____ refers to intangible creative work that is embodied in physical form.

A virus is software that is written with malicious intent to cause annoyance or damage.

A(n)_____ is a type of virus that spreads itself,not just from file to file,but from computer to computer via e-mail and other Internet traffic.

_____ are the principles and standards that guide our behavior toward other people.

The _____ level of an individual's ethical structure consists of actions that are serious ethical violations.

_____ is the right to be left alone when one wants to be,to have control over one's own personal possessions,and not to be observed without one's consent.

Which of the following should a person do to protect their personal information?

_____ is a technique to gain personal information for the purpose of identity theft,usually by means of fraudulent e-mail.

A(n)_____ is when a person's responsibilities seem to lead in opposite directions.

A(n)_____ is hardware and/or software that protects a computer or network from intruders.

Identity theft is often for financial gain,and the stolen identity is used to apply for and use credit cards in the victim's name or to apply for loans.