Exam 9: Security and Privacy

____________________ identify users by a particular, measurable, unique physical characteristic.

The term surveillance refers to unsolicited e-mail sent to a large group of individuals at one time.

Encryption that uses 16-character keys is known as ____ .

____  refers to the complete malfunction of a computer system.

____ are used to control access to facilities, devices, computer networks, company databases, Web site accounts, and other assets.

To facilitate using a computer lock, most portable computers today come with a ____-a small opening built into the system unit case designed for computer locks.

A marketing activity that can be considered a privacy risk is ____.

____ is a scam that redirects traffic intended for a commonly used Web site to a spoofed Web site set up in an effort to obtain users' personal information.

There are many options for protecting yourself against computer monitoring by your employer or the government.

Case-Based Critical Thinking Questions Case 15-2 Samuel loves to shop online because it allows him to easily compare prices at different retailers and read reviews from other buyers before buying a product. However, Samuel is also concerned about protecting his personal information. In order to lessen the chances of his main e-mail address getting spam, he uses a ____ e-mail address when shopping online.

One of the most obvious types of hardware loss is hardware theft . _________________________

A(n)  Trojan horse is a type of malware that masquerades as something else-usually an application program. _________________________

____________________ is the ability of one computing device to identify another device on the same network and determine its status.

Computer hardware can ​be damaged by ____________________ fluctuations, heat, dust, static electricity, water, and abuse.

Ensuring that the private data stored by a business is adequately protected is increasingly the responsibility of a ____.

By ____, you instruct companies with whom you do business not to share your personal information with third parties.

A computer that is controlled by a hacker or other computer criminal is referred to as a(n) ____________________.

A(n) ____________________, is an act of sabotage that attempts to flood a network server or Web server with so many requests for action that it shuts down or simply can no longer handle requests, causing legitimate users to be denied service.

A ____ is a security system that essentially creates a barrier between a computer or a network and the Internet in order to protect against unauthorized access.

To supplement backup procedures, businesses and other organizations should have a(n) ____.