Exam 8: Security

Internal threats are considered the most lethal threat. What are they, why are they so lethal and what can a company do to protect against them?

On the black market, stolen data in a "kit" that contains credit card information plus social security number and medical information is worth:

Two factor authentication is when you use two different methods for people trying to use the system. For instance, you can use a password and a challenge question

When the Office of Personnel Management was hacked, all of the following are true except:

In the Office of Personnel Management's case, the security breach made many people vulnerable to this.

A challenge question is when you are stopped at the gate and the guard asks who you are.

Who is responsible for developing security education, awareness, and training programs?

In the Target breach, the IT department was warned on or about the time the files were transferred.

The cost of a data breach in 2015 is estimated to be:

In the Target breach, the HVAC systems were actually attached to the retail sales system.

What is a piece of software that traps keystrokes and stores them for hackers to inspect later?

What are the shortcomings of passwords?

Firewalls can be either in hardware or software form.

Spoofing is:

___ of breaches are caused by stealing a password

An "evil twin" in the context of computer security is:

A hacker who buys credit card information from hackers receives a short-term guarantee in case the card is declined.

In the Anthem Blue Cross breach, where 80 million names, birthdays, social security numbers, etc., were stolen, the hackers got in by:

Many organizations and even consumers use this to control access to a network like the Internet, allowing only authorized traffic to pass.

It is estimated that ___ % of all firms have been breached: