Exam 5: Data Security

The application shown in the accompanying figure is an example of a(n) ____.

The information that antivirus software uses to identify and remove malware is referred to as a virus ____.

Kyle is training a new employee named Mira on how to set up measures to protect the computers and systems in their company. Kyle tells his co-worker Mira that which of the following is NOT true about cookies?

A(n) password usually can be entered using a numeric keypad.

Internet service providers use e-mail ____ techniques to verify that e-mail messages originate from the Internet domain from which they claim to have been sent.

Cyberterrorism uses viruses and worms to destroy data and disrupt computer-related operations such as power grids and telecommunication systems.

____ is the practice of intercepting signals with a Wi-Fi enabled notebook.

A(n) ____________________ strip is an appliance designed to protect electrical devices from power problems but that does not contain a battery to keep the computer running.

A Remote Access Trojan allows hackers to transmit files to victims' computers, search for data, run programs, and use a victim's computer as a relay station for breaking into other computers.

An email with a dire warning about a new virus is usually a virus ____________________.

A security suite might include detecting intrusions into your wireless network.

A(n) ____ is software or hardware designed to filter out suspicious data attempting to enter or leave a computer.

Crackers , like the kind shown in the accompanying figure, are messages containing information about the user sent from a Web server to a browser and stored on the user's hard drive.

The objective of ____ management is to help reduce downtime, and maintain the best working conditions.

A key characteristic of a(n) ____ is the ability to lurk in a computer for days or months, quietly copying itself.

A keylogger is a(n) ____.

Even a brief interruption in power can force your computer to lose all data in ROM.

Port scanning software can examine more than ____ computers per minute.

A Trojan is designed to replicate itself and spread to other computers.

A ____ is a program that seems to perform one function while actually doing something else.