Exam 6: Computer Fraud and Abuse Techniques

Jim Cooper decided to do some Christmas shopping online.He visited Amazon.com,found a perfect gift for his daughter,and placed his order.It was only later when he noticed that the website's URL that he had placed the order was actually Amazom.com and not Amazon.com.Jim was a victim of

Computers that are part of a botnet and are controlled by a bot herder are referred to as

Pretexting is best described as a social engineering technique that uses

Individuals who buy the malware are referred to as

A ________ is similar to a ________,except that it is a program rather than a code segment hidden in a host program.

A hacker who changed the voice mail greeting of a company to say that it is offering free products by asking customers to dial a different phone number to claim their gifts is engaging in

Hunter Carr is an accountant with AcctSmart.The firm has a very strict policy of requiring all users to change their passwords every sixty days.In early March,Hunter received an e-mail claiming that there had been an error updating his password and it provided Hunter with a link to a website with instructions for re-updating his password.Something about the e-mail made Hunter suspicious,so he called AcctSmart's information technology department and found that the e-mail was fictitious.The e-mail was an example of

Individuals who create new viruses,spyware,and Trojan horses that are used to infect computers are referred to as

A fraud technique that uses unauthorized codes in an authorized and properly functioning program is called the ________ technique.

What is a SQL injection attack?

Which of the following is not an example of social engineering?

Creating a seemingly legitimate business,collecting personal data while making a sale,and never delivering items sold is known as

Using a small device with storage capacity (iPod,Flash drive)to download unauthorized data from a computer is called

Which of the following is the easiest method for a computer criminal to steal output without ever being on the premises?

Spyware that pops banner ads on a monitor,then collects information about the users web-surfing and spending habits is an example of

Someone knocked on your door on a Friday afternoon.When you answered the door,a man dressed in a city official uniform approached you and introduced himself to you.The man said,"Hi,I am Andrew from the city public work department.We are updating our system and would like to obtain just a few piece of information from you." He proceeded to ask you several questions and obtained your driver license information and the last 4 digits of your social security number.As the man left your front porch,you saw that he was getting into his car which does not bear the city official logo.You later called the city public work department and found that they have no knowledge of a worker named Andrew and that they did not send anyone out to collect your information.You just fell victim to a ________ fraud.

Sending an unsolicited message to many people at the same time is known as

The unauthorized access to,or use of,a computer system is known as

Using computer technology to harm another person is known as

Ashley Baker has been the webmaster for Berryhill Finance only ten days when Berryhill's website was scheduled for a routine security patch update.Unbeknown to Ashley,cybercrooks found out the timing of the patch update and launched attacks right before Berryhill's update from a remote location miles away.As a result of the attack,Berryhill lost a significant amount of clients' private information.Berryhill Finance suffered from a