Exam 5: Digital Security, Ethics, and Privacy

A rootkit can be a back door.

You have encountered a technology that is effective in blocking computer-generated attempts to access a website because it is generally easy for humans to recognize distorted characters. What is this technology?

Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the phrase or definition. a. digital signature b. digital certificate c. CA d. digital security risk e. firewall f. botnet g. zombie h. clickjacking i. Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DCMA) j. DoS attack k. AUP l. iris recognition system m. web filtering software n. password o. script kiddie p. ciphertext q. plaintext r. bot s. piracy t. copyright -Protects a network's resources from intrusion.

Programmers often build trapdoors into programs during system development.

How long can digital certificates be valid?

Which of the following terms is used to describe an encrypted code that a person, website, or organization uses to verify the identity of the message sender?

Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the phrase or definition. a. digital signature b. digital certificate c. CA d. digital security risk e. firewall f. botnet g. zombie h. clickjacking i. Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DCMA) j. DoS attack k. AUP l. iris recognition system m. web filtering software n. password o. script kiddie p. ciphertext q. plaintext r. bot s. piracy t. copyright -In the encryption process, the unencrypted, readable data.

Personal firewalls constantly monitor all transmissions to and from a computer and may inform a user of any attempted intrusion.

It is illegal for employers to use software programs that monitor employees.

Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the phrase or definition. a. digital signature b. digital certificate c. CA d. digital security risk e. firewall f. botnet g. zombie h. clickjacking i. Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DCMA) j. DoS attack k. AUP l. iris recognition system m. web filtering software n. password o. script kiddie p. ciphertext q. plaintext r. bot s. piracy t. copyright -Biometric device used in high security areas.

Describe botnets and denial of service attacks.

Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the phrase or definition. a. digital signature b. digital certificate c. CA d. digital security risk e. firewall f. botnet g. zombie h. clickjacking i. Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DCMA) j. DoS attack k. AUP l. iris recognition system m. web filtering software n. password o. script kiddie p. ciphertext q. plaintext r. bot s. piracy t. copyright -A program that restricts access to specified websites.

What is an EULA intended to do?

The term, botnet, means _____________.

With which of the following do users choose which folders and files to include in a backup?

Passwords and passphrases that are more than four characters, contain uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and special characters are the most secure.

HIPAA protects individuals against the wrongful disclosure of their health information.

In the case of system failure or the discovery of corrupted files, what do users do to the backed-up files when they bring the files to their original location on a computer?

A(n) ____________________ attack is an assault whose purpose is to disrupt computer access to an Internet service such as the web or email.

Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the phrase or definition. a. digital signature b. digital certificate c. CA d. digital security risk e. firewall f. botnet g. zombie h. clickjacking i. Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DCMA) j. DoS attack k. AUP l. iris recognition system m. web filtering software n. password o. script kiddie p. ciphertext q. plaintext r. bot s. piracy t. copyright -A group of compromised computers.