Exam 9: Privacy, Security, and Ethics

A rogue attack uses software to try thousands of common words in an attempt to gain unauthorized access to a user's account.

Rogue Wi-Fi hotspots imitate free hotspots and capture information, such as usernames and passwords, sent by users to legitimate sites.

A _______ is someone who gains unauthorized access to computer systems.

_______ (2 words) are malicious programs that come into a computer system disguised as something else such as a free computer game or screen saver.

If copyright-protected music is uploaded to a website, it is legal to download it.

A deceptive act, using the Internet, to trick people into spending their money and time for no gain is called an Internet _______.

Biometric scanning devices are used to scan employee identification cards.

Free computer games and free screen saver programs are typical carriers of _______.

A _______ acts as a security buffer between a corporation's private network and all external networks.

_______ is the use of the Internet, smartphones, or other devices to send or post content intended to hurt or embarrass another person.

Programs used to secretly record an individual's activities on the Internet are called _______.

Cutting and pasting material from a website directly into your own report or paper without giving proper credit to the original source is unethical.

Which of the following is not a measure to protect computer security?

_______ scanning devices use fingerprints and iris scanners to identify individuals.

The process of coding information to make it unreadable except to those who have a special piece of information known as a key.

Computer criminals that create and spread viruses are punished under this law.

Describe how information about individuals is collected and compiled.

A tracking cookie is generally used by an advertising company affiliated with a website you have visited to keep track of your web activity as you move from one site to the next.