Exam 11: Security and Ethics

Total network encryption is also known as ____.

Wire tapping is when unauthorized users gain the capability to search through storage, directories, or files for information they aren't privileged to read.

The Kerberos protocol does not provide a mechanism for revoking access from users who should no longer have access.

A logic bomb often spreads unnoticed throughout a network until it goes off and does its damage.

The ____ is responsible for monitoring the ethical use of technology.

A disadvantage of encryption is ____.

Backups become significant when a computer virus infects your system.

The only way to remove a Trojan horse is to remove the entire body of the malicious program.

The capability of a system to fulfill its mission, in a timely manner, in the presence of attacks, failures, or accidents is known as ____.

Generally, ____ software to combat viruses compares file sizes (checking for added code when none is expected), looks for replicating instructions, and searches for unusual file activity.

In public/private key encryption, the private key is a pair of two prime numbers chosen by the person who wants to receive a private message.

A ____ server hides important network information from outsiders by making the network server invisible.

When the entire system is backed up once a week and only the files that were changed that day are backed up daily, this is known as a(n) ____ backup.

Errors can occur when data values are incorrectly stored because the field isn't large enough to hold the numeric value stored there; this is an example of a(n) ____.

One popular authentication tool is Kerberos, a network authentication protocol developed as part of the Athena Project at MIT.

The most extreme form of encryption is partial encryption.

____ viruses infect data files.

Any vulnerability at the operating system level opens the entire system to attack.

The object used by the Kerberos protocol to provide client verification is known as a ____.

A virus is defined as a small program written to alter the way a computer operates, without the permission or knowledge of the user.