Exam 9: Network and Internet Security

Advocates of ____ state that, unless individuals or businesses protect their access points, they are welcoming others to use them.

A ____ provides a secure private tunnel from the user's computer through the Internet to another destination and is most often used to provide remote employees with secure access to a company network.

A group of bots that are controlled by one individual and can work together in a coordinated fashion is called a(n) ____________________.

The purpose of a(n) ____________________ is to authenticate the identity of an individual or organization.

Discuss online auction fraud.

Antispam programs are used to detect and remove any viruses or worms that find their way onto your computer.

____ occurs when someone obtains enough information about a person to be able to masquerade as that person for a variety of activities-usually to buy products or services in that person's name.

While two-factor authentication systems are common in the United States, they are not widely used in other countries.

____ uses a single secret key to both encrypt and decrypt the file or message.

The ____ includes provisions to combat cyberterrorism, including protecting ISPs against lawsuits from customers for revealing private information to law enforcement agencies.

Many Internet security concerns today can be categorized as cybercrimes.

Botnets are a major security threat since criminals are increasingly creating botnets to use for computer sabotage.

A booming area of computer crime involves online fraud, theft, scams, and related activities collectively referred to as ____.

____ access systems use physical objects for identification purposes and they are frequently used to control access to facilities and computer systems.

It is important to select strong passwords and change them frequently.

To explain acceptable computer use to their employees, students, or other users, many organizations and educational institutions publish guidelines for behavior, often called ____.

What is war driving?

____ can be extremely distressing for victims, can take years to straighten out, and can be very expensive.

In spoofing, terrorists launch attacks via the Internet. _________________________

Information used in identity theft can be obtained by skimming or via social engineering.