Exam 13: Security and Ethical Challenges

According to the text, backup files:

Indiscriminate sending of unsolicited e-mail messages to many Internet users is called _______________.

Moonlighting is an Internet abuse where an employee is paid by outsiders for allowing them to use the company's Internet services for free.

________________ is a special class of adware that collects specific information about you, ranging from general demographics to credit card and social security numbers, using the user's Internet connection in the background without his/her knowledge or explicit permission.

The text describes ________________ as the indiscriminate sending of unsolicited e-mail messages to many Internet users.

All of the following are AITP standards of professional conduct related to a person's obligation to society except:

Sending extremely critical, derogatory, and often vulgar e-mail messages is called _______________.

Firewall software has become essential for individuals connecting to the Internet with DSL or cable modems because of their faster download speeds.

Security suites integrate virus protection with firewalls, Web security, and encrypted e-mail.

According to the text, which are the four basic categories of ethical business issues where information technology has caused ethical controversy?

The text defines ________________ as the obsessive use of computers, or the unauthorized access and use of networked computer systems.

According to the text, companies can use ________________ to attack the problem of unauthorized use of computer systems and networks, to monitor network traffic in order to reveal evidence of improper use.

Sifting through a company's garbage looking for information to help break into the company's computers; sometimes used in conjunction with social engineering is called:

Computer monitoring has been criticized as unethical because:

According to the text case, __________ of people have stolen key information from work.

Hammering a Web site's equipment with too many requests for information, slowing performance or even crashing the site is called:

When managers apply the _____________ theory of ethical decision making, they believe that companies have ethical responsibilities to all members of society.

Using office resources, such as networks and computers, to search for side jobs is generally not considered workplace Internet abuse.

Information technologies have caused a significant reduction in the following types of job opportunities, except:

According to the text, all the following are examples of ethical behavior by organizations, except: