Exam 26: Information Security

What is the most costly and intrusive form of authentication?

Tokens are small electronic devices that change user passwords __________.

A(n)_______ is a program or device that can monitor data traveling over a network.

_________ filtering occurs when an organization uses software that filters content to prevent the transmission of unauthorized information.

What includes a variety of threats such as viruses,worms,and Trojan horses?

_______________ kiddies find hacking code on the Internet and click-and-point their way into systems to cause damage or spread viruses.

What is encryption?

A(n)information security ____________ details how an organization will implement the information security policies.

What is the identification of a user based on a physical characteristic,such as a fingerprint,iris,face,voice,or handwriting?

Tokens are small electronic devices that change user passwords automatically.

Which of the following authentication methods is 100 percent accurate?

Distributed denial-of-service attack (DDoS)attacks from multiple __________ that flood a website with so many requests for service that it slows down or crashes.

The ____ of Death is a common type of DDoS and occurs when thousands of computers try to access a website at the same time,overloading it and shutting it down.

Develop the information security policies is the ________________ step for creating an information security plan.

_________ programs are viruses that open a way into the network for future attacks.

What is a method for confirming users' identities?

A(n)_________ is a type of virus that spreads itself,not only from file to file,but also from computer to computer.

Denial-of-service attack (DoS)_______________ a website with so many requests for service that it slows down or crashes the site.

What is the forging of the return address on an email so that the email message appears to come from someone other than the actual sender?

Smart card is a(n)_______ that is around the same size as a credit card,containing embedded technologies that can store information and small amounts of software to perform some limited processing.