Exam 2: The Need for Security

A(n) ____________________ is an application error that occurs when more data is sent to a program than it is designed to handle.

A virus or worm can have a payload that installs a(n) ____________________ door or trap door component in a system, which allows the attacker to access the system at will with special privileges.

With the removal of copyright protection mechanisms, software can be easily distributed and installed.

A worm may be able to deposit copies of itself onto all Web servers that the infected system can reach, so that users who subsequently visit those sites become infected.

A sniffer program can reveal data transmitted on a network segment, including passwords, the embedded and attached files-such as word-processing documents-and sensitive data transmitted to or from applications.

DoS attacks cannot be launched against routers.

When information gatherers employ techniques in a commercial setting that cross the threshold of what is legal or ethical, they are conducting industrial ____________________.

Which of the following is an example of a Trojan horse program  

ESD is the acronym for ____________________ discharge.

Duplication of software-based intellectual property is more commonly known as software ____________________.

A(n) ____________________ is an act against an asset that could result in a loss.