Exam 10: Electronic Commerce Security

______________________________ are the computers on the Internet that maintain directories that link domain names to IP addresses.

Software applications called ____ provide the means to record information that passes through a computer or router that is handling Internet traffic.

____________________ Java applets are those that have not been established as secure.

A(n)____________________ occurs when an Internet e-mail message is intercepted and its contents are changed before it is forwarded to its original destination.

The purpose of a(n)____ is to provide a way for a third-party Web site to place cookies from that third-party site on a visitor's computer.

A Web ____________________ is a tiny graphic that a third-party Web site places on another site's Web page.

Asymmetric encryption is also known as ____________________ encryption.

The protection of assets using nonphysical means is called ____ security.

____________________ is the general name for a procedure, either physical or logical, that recognizes, reduces, or eliminates a threat.

What is the difference between a virus and a worm?

ActiveX controls run only on computers with ____ operating systems.

____________________ is used in electronic commerce to place items into a shopping cart and compute a total invoice amount, including sales tax, handling, and shipping costs.

Java is a programming language developed by ____.

Describe the security dangers inherent in ActiveX controls.

E-mail secrecy issues address whether company supervisors should be permitted to read employees' messages randomly.

____________________ cookies exists until the Web client ends the connection.

One significant threat to electronic commerce is theft of sensitive or personal information.

The element of necessity in computer security refers to preventing data delays or denials (removal).

The science that studies encryption is called ____________________.

Secrecy protection is a legal matter.