Exam 25: B: Extension: A Information Security

The goal of multifactor authentication is to make it difficult for an unauthorized person to gain access to a system because, if one security level is broken, the attacker will still have to break through additional levels.

Working at a ski resort in the mountains has its own unique security issues.Kenny is the chief information officer for Sundance Ski Resort, and he is faced with both physical and information security threats every month.Since the resort implemented a new software system, they have been having larger number of threats and breaches of company information.He suspects that this may be the cause of an internal employee.He needs to clarify and establish what type of plan to help reduce further problems?

What is pharming?

What is a program that secretly takes over another computer for the purpose of launching attacks on other computers?

What decodes information?

What requires more than two means of authentication such as what the user knows (password), what the user has (security token), and what the user is (biometric verification)?

Organizations address security risks through two lines of defense.The first is people and the second is technology.

Which of the following occurs when organizations use software that filters content, such as email, to prevent the accidental or malicious transmission of unauthorized information?

Angela works for an identity protection company that maintains large amounts of sensitive customer information such as usernames, passwords, personal information, and social security numbers.Angela and a coworker decide to use the sensitive information to open credit cards in a few of her customer's names.This is a classic example of which of the following security breaches?

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

Single-factor authentication is the traditional security process, which requires a user name and password.

Janet is a financial aid counselor at a local community college and she shares an office with her three coworkers.Janet feels safe in her office environment and frequently leaves her username and password on a sticky note next to her computer.Without realizing it Janet is creating the potential for which type of information security breach to occur?

Which of the following authentication methods is 100 percent accurate?

What is spear phishing?

Describe the relationship between information security policies and an information security plan.

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

To decrypt information is to decode it and is the opposite of encrypt.

What is a method for confirming users' identities?

What is the process that provides a user with permission including access levels and abilities such as file access, hours of access, and amount of allocated storage space?

Multifactor authentication requires more than two means of authentication such as what the user knows (password), what the user has (security token), and what the user is (biometric verification).