Exam 10: Electronic Commerce Security

____ refers to programs that are embedded transparently in Web pages and that cause action to occur.

A(n)____ is a person or device that is able to listen in on and copy Internet transmissions.

A(n)____ is software that attaches itself to another program and can cause damage when the host program is activated.

How might a buffer in a Web server cause security threats?

JavaScript can be used to record the URLs of Web pages a user visits.

____________________ are programs that enhance the capabilities of browsers.

The best-known active content forms are crackers and ActiveScript.

Cookies can be placed on the client computer by the Web server site, in which case they are called ____________________ cookies.

____________________ security means having all security measures working together to prevent unauthorized disclosure, destruction, or modification of assets.

Developers use active content because it extends the functionality of HTML and moves some data processing chores from the busy server machine to the user's client computer.

Any organization concerned about protecting its electronic commerce assets should have a(n)____________________ in place.

____ is the protection of individual rights to nondisclosure.

A(n)____ is a small application program.

____ refers to preventing unauthorized data modification.

Originally, the term ____ was used to describe a dedicated programmer who enjoyed writing complex code that tested the limits of technology.

Any act or object that poses a danger to computer assets is known as a ____.

A(n)____________________ cookie originates from a Web site other than the site being visited.

A(n)____ is a program hidden inside another program or Web page that masks its true purpose.

Apps that contain malware or that collect information from the mobile device and forward it to perpetrators are called a(n)____________________ app.

____ is an area of memory set aside to hold data read from a file or database.