Exam 6: Internet Security

A(n) ____ is a self-replicating program usually hidden within another file and sent as an email attachment.

____ means employing more than one authentication method.

If you believe you are a victim of identity theft, you must act quickly to contact the ____ credit reporting agencies, every financial institution at which you have an account, and the issuer of every credit card you hold.

A(n) ____________________ vendor does not inform the customer that the software he is providing will track your use of the programs and of the Internet.

Encrypted information is called cipher text. _________________________

Java, JavaScript, and ActiveX programs are all considered proactive content. _________________________

SSL stands for ____.

A digital logo is a digital pattern containing copyright information that is inserted into a digital image, animation, or audio or video file. _________________________

A(n) identity manager stores user name and password information in encrypted form on a computer. _________________________

All of the following are categories of computer security threat EXCEPT ____.

A computer ____ permits traffic to leave and enter a computer.

The location of the clear GIF shown in the figure above is a URL for DoubleClick, a division of ____ that develops tools for Internet marketing and advertising.

A server certificate ensures that transfer of data between a user's computer and the server is ____________________ so that it is tamperproof and free from being intercepted.

A client certificate authenticates a Web site so site visitors can be confident in the identity of the Web server.

MATCHING -it permits traffic to leave and enter a computer

____ is a process that hides encrypted messages within different types of files.

Heather's friend recently had her identity stolen after accidentally responding to a phishing email. Worried that it might happen to her, Heather has read up on how phishing attacks work. You come over to help make sure she understands it. -Offhand, Heather asks you why this kind of attack was named "phishing" in the first place. You reply that ____.

DoubleClick is a division of ____.

A digital ____ is a pattern containing copyright information that is inserted into a digital image, animation, or audio or video file.

A(n) ____ attack occurs when an attacker disrupts normal computer processing or denies processing entirely.