Exam 21: Plug It in 6 Project Management

You got careless and left your laptop in a taxi back from the airport. However, you aren't too worried about your information because you have been proactive. Which of the following is not one of your proactive actions?

Personal firewalls perform all of the following functions except:

Which of the following is a bad password?

It is possible for criminals to gain information about many people from social networking sites.

Social engineering attacks are a threat at work but typically not at home.

A _____ cookie either originates on, or is sent to, a different Web site than the one you are currently viewing.

Companies that provide proactive protection of your personal information allow customers to lock their credit files.

The security considerations for wireless networks are greater than those for wired networks.

Victims of identity theft should first and foremost contact the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

It is OK to open an e-mail attachment as long as you know and trust the person who sent the e-mail.

You should keep close track of your credit card billing cycles.

Which of the following attacks is most closely associated with downloading and installing patches immediately?

You should update your definitions before scanning your system with anti-malware software.

You got careless and left your laptop in a taxi back from the airport. You are very worried about the security of the data because your operating system does not require a password at start-up. Which of the following will give you some measure of comfort?

Your little brother came for a visit and used your laptop. You didn't think anything of it at the time, but now your laptop is running really slow. After running anti-malware and anti-virus … and cleaning up your laptop … you decide you need something that will do a better job of blocking communications based on security settings. Which of the following statements would you install?

You should use a Post Office box for your personal mail.

One strategy for controlling spam is to set up multiple free e-mail accounts.

Which of the following actions will not help protect your information assets?

Which of the following statements about companies that provide proactive protection of your information assets is false?

Which of the following statements is false?