Exam 10: Ethics, Privacy, and Security

Halcyon, an e-publisher, has recently decided to use an information system that administers the way its customers access its online publications. The system assigns each customer with a unique ID, maintains records of the books purchased by them, encrypts electronic documents for transmission, and includes options to order hard copies of the electronic documents they read online. Which of the following refers to the set of technologies used in this case?

The term ________ refers to software that monitors a user's activity on a computer and on the Internet, often installed without the user's knowledge.

What does the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act stipulate?

What is utilitarianism and how is it different from natural laws and rights?

For which of the following purposes are botnets most likely to be used?

Which of the following is an accurate definition of a computer virus?

________ are used to monitor email, web surfing, and other online communications in organizations.

What is an incidence response plan and what are the steps involved in it?

What is the purpose of a risk matrix in an organization?

Which of the following principles is consistent with the natural laws and rights ethical framework?

The term ________ refers to a seemingly harmless or useful program that installs malicious code allowing remote access to a computer, as for a botnet.

Which of the following provisions does the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act make?

Which of the following is a reason why humans are soft targets for social engineering?

Single sign-on is implemented by organizations for the purpose of ________.

Organizations use a(n) ________ to categorize a security threat, determine its cause, preserve any evidence, and get systems back online so they can resume business.

What are some of the key elements that a security awareness program should comprise?

A ________ is an intermediary server that receives and analyzes requests from clients and then directs them to their destinations.

An incidence response plan is created for the purpose of ________.

What is digital rights management? Explain some challenges faced while using DRM schemes.

Discuss how malware and botnets threaten the security of intellectual property.