Question 1

Dumpster diving, another security breach for companies, occurs when people not associated with the company jump into the company's outside garbage bins and try to gather and steal any valuable company products they can resell on eBay.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

What is a data file that identifies individuals or organizations online and is comparable to a digital signature?

Accepted Answer

A)  Digital certificate
B)  Encryption
C)  Decrypt
D)  CryptographyE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

Using one's social skills to trick people into revealing access credentials or other valuable information is called ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Social engineering
B)  Social media
C)  Social viruses
D)  Social processesE) B) and C)
F) None of the above A

Question 4

The three primary information security areas are (1) authentication and authorization, (2) policies and rewards, and (3) detection and response.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

A certificate authority is a trusted third party, such as VeriSign, that validates user identities by means of digital certificates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Identity theft is the forging of someone's identity for the purpose of fraud.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What is a group of computers on which a hacker has planted zombie programs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Zombie
B)  Zombie farm
C)  Pharming attack
D)  Time bombE) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 8

What must you do with antivirus software to make it protect effectively?

Accepted Answer

A)  Must never upgrade or change vendors.
B)  Must download a portable button for it to activate.
C)  Must frequently update it to protect against viruses.
D)  All of these.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 9

What is phishing?

Accepted Answer

A)  A rerouting of requests for legitimate websites to false websites.
B)  A technique to gain personal information for the purpose of identity theft, usually by means of fraudulent emails that look as though they came from legitimate businesses.
C)  A masquerading attack that combines spam with spoofing.
D)  A phishing expedition in which the emails are carefully designed to target a particular person or organization.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 10

A voiceprint is a set of measurable characteristics of a human voice that uniquely identifies an individual.These characteristics, which are based on the physical configuration of a speaker's mouth and throat, can be expressed as a mathematical formula.Unfortunately, biometric authentication such as voiceprints can be costly and intrusive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Biometrics is the identification of a user based on a physical characteristic, such as a fingerprint, iris, face, voice, or handwriting.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The most secure procedures combine which of the following authentication and authorization techniques?

Accepted Answer

A)  Something the user knows, such as a user ID and password
B)  Something the user has, such as a smart card or token
C)  Something that is part of the user, such as a fingerprint or voice signature
D)  All of theseE) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 13

Which of the following systems is designed with full-time monitoring tools that search for patterns in network traffic to identify intruders and to protect against suspicious network traffic which attempts to access files and data?

Accepted Answer

A)  Interconnected data software (IDS) 
B)  Intrusion detection software (IDS) 
C)  Security Information system (SIS) 
D)  Internet detection scanner (IDS) E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 14

What is a phishing expedition?

Accepted Answer

A)  A rerouting of requests for legitimate websites to false websites.
B)  A technique to gain personal information for the purpose of identity theft, usually by means of fraudulent emails that look as though they came from legitimate businesses.
C)  A masquerading attack that combines spam with spoofing.
D)  A phishing expedition in which the emails are carefully designed to target a particular person or organization.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

Which of the following is considered a type of biometrics?

Accepted Answer

A)  Voice
B)  Face
C)  Iris
D)  All of theseE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

A certificate authority is a data file that identifies individuals or organizations online and is comparable to a digital signature.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Spear phishing is a phone scam that attempts to defraud people by asking them to call a bogus telephone number to "confirm" their account information.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What reroutes requests for legitimate websites to false website?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pharming
B)  Phishing
C)  Phishing expedition
D)  Spear phishingE) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 19

How do prevention and resistance technologies stop intruders from accessing and reading sensitive information?

Accepted Answer

A)  Content filtering, encryption, and firewalls
B)  Calculating, locking, and firewalls
C)  Content prohibiting, and cookies
D)  None of theseE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 20

Multifactor authentication is the traditional security process, which requires a user name and password.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Exam 25: B: Extension: A Information Security

Dumpster diving, another security breach for companies, occurs when people not associated with the company jump into the company's outside garbage bins and try to gather and steal any valuable company products they can resell on eBay.

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What is a data file that identifies individuals or organizations online and is comparable to a digital signature?

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Using one's social skills to trick people into revealing access credentials or other valuable information is called ______________.

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The three primary information security areas are (1) authentication and authorization, (2) policies and rewards, and (3) detection and response.

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A certificate authority is a trusted third party, such as VeriSign, that validates user identities by means of digital certificates.

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Identity theft is the forging of someone's identity for the purpose of fraud.

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What is a group of computers on which a hacker has planted zombie programs?

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What must you do with antivirus software to make it protect effectively?

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What is phishing?

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Biometrics is the identification of a user based on a physical characteristic, such as a fingerprint, iris, face, voice, or handwriting.

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The most secure procedures combine which of the following authentication and authorization techniques?

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Which of the following systems is designed with full-time monitoring tools that search for patterns in network traffic to identify intruders and to protect against suspicious network traffic which attempts to access files and data?

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What is a phishing expedition?

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Which of the following is considered a type of biometrics?

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A certificate authority is a data file that identifies individuals or organizations online and is comparable to a digital signature.

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Spear phishing is a phone scam that attempts to defraud people by asking them to call a bogus telephone number to "confirm" their account information.

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What reroutes requests for legitimate websites to false website?

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How do prevention and resistance technologies stop intruders from accessing and reading sensitive information?

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Multifactor authentication is the traditional security process, which requires a user name and password.

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Exam 25: B: Extension: A Information Security

Dumpster diving, another security breach for companies, occurs when people not associated with the company jump into the company's outside garbage bins and try to gather and steal any valuable company products they can resell on eBay.

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What is a data file that identifies individuals or organizations online and is comparable to a digital signature?

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Using one's social skills to trick people into revealing access credentials or other valuable information is called ______________.

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The three primary information security areas are (1) authentication and authorization, (2) policies and rewards, and (3) detection and response.

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A certificate authority is a trusted third party, such as VeriSign, that validates user identities by means of digital certificates.

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Identity theft is the forging of someone's identity for the purpose of fraud.

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What is a group of computers on which a hacker has planted zombie programs?

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What must you do with antivirus software to make it protect effectively?

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What is phishing?

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Biometrics is the identification of a user based on a physical characteristic, such as a fingerprint, iris, face, voice, or handwriting.

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The most secure procedures combine which of the following authentication and authorization techniques?

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Which of the following systems is designed with full-time monitoring tools that search for patterns in network traffic to identify intruders and to protect against suspicious network traffic which attempts to access files and data?

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What is a phishing expedition?

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Which of the following is considered a type of biometrics?

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A certificate authority is a data file that identifies individuals or organizations online and is comparable to a digital signature.

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Spear phishing is a phone scam that attempts to defraud people by asking them to call a bogus telephone number to "confirm" their account information.

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What reroutes requests for legitimate websites to false website?

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How do prevention and resistance technologies stop intruders from accessing and reading sensitive information?

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Multifactor authentication is the traditional security process, which requires a user name and password.

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