Exam 12: Managing Information Security and Privacy

Spoofing is a technique for intercepting computer communications.

A(n) ________ card has a microchip on it that is loaded with identifying data.

Backup and recovery, passwords, and encryption are human safeguards.

Technical safeguards involve the hardware and software components of an information system.

User accounts should be given (the) ________ to perform their jobs.

Passwords have weaknesses because users often choose simple passwords, which ________ systems can easily guess.

If you ever receive notification that your password has been reset when you did not request a reset, immediately contact your IS department.

Since most organizations are protected by a(n) ________, it is not surprising that most viruses spread via email.

________ are the primary means of authentication.

Some new operating systems offer a feature called ________, which remembers your data once you enter it the first time and authenticates you to other machines in the network.

When a hacker floods a web server with millions of bogus service requests so that it cannot service legitimate requests, this is called a denial-of-service attack.

By starting a computationally intense application at the wrong time, users can inadvertently shut down a network or web server resulting in a(n) ________.

Enforcement consists of ________ interdependent factors.

Hardened websites use special versions of the operating systems and functions that are not required by the application.

Adware is ________ than spyware.

Because they kept giving out passwords to users who claimed to have forgotten them, ________ were a serious security risk in the organization.

Viruses and worms don't spread very quickly so it is not essential to move cautiously when one is discovered by someone in your organization.

In order to intercept communications on ________ networks, drive-by sniffers simply drive or walk around with computers with wireless connections.

Computing infrastructure should be located in ________ buildings designed to house expensive and critical equipment.

A computer ________ is a program that infiltrates networks and generates so much artificial traffic that it virtually shuts down the network for legitimate traffic.