Question 1

Smart cards are convenient to use because they do not require a personal identification number for authentication.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

A(n)________ sits outside an organizational network and is the first device that Internet traffic encounters.

Accepted Answer

A) internal firewall 
B) perimeter firewall 
C) adware 
D) malware 
A) internal firewall 
B) perimeter firewall 
C) adware 
D) malware B

Question 3

With https, data are encrypted using a protocol called the ________.

Accepted Answer

A) Secure Shell (SSH) 
B) Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) 
C) File Transfer Protocol (FTP) 
D) Post Office Protocol (POP) 
A) Secure Shell (SSH) 
B) Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) 
C) File Transfer Protocol (FTP) 
D) Post Office Protocol (POP) B

Question 4

Advanced persistent threats can be a means to engage in cyber warfare and cyber espionage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

A person calls the Stark residence and pretends to represent a credit card company.He asks Mrs.Stark to confirm her credit card number.This is an example of ________.

Accepted Answer

A) hacking 
B) data mining 
C) pretexting 
D) sniffing 
A) hacking 
B) data mining 
C) pretexting 
D) sniffing

Question 6

Technical safeguards include encryption and usage of passwords.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Viruses, worms, and Trojan horses are types of firewalls.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

A(n)________ includes how employees should react to security problems, whom they should contact, the reports they should make, and steps they can take to reduce further loss.

Accepted Answer

A) application design 
B) activity log 
C) systems procedure 
D) incident-response plan 
A) application design 
B) activity log 
C) systems procedure 
D) incident-response plan

Question 9

Risk management is a critical security function addressed by an organization's senior management.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

________ are small files that browsers store on users' computers when they visit Web sites.

Accepted Answer

A) Cookies 
B) Honeypots 
C) Mashups 
D) Entity tags 
A) Cookies 
B) Honeypots 
C) Mashups 
D) Entity tags

Question 11

Financial institutions must invest heavily in security safeguards because they are obvious targets for theft.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What are the precautions to be taken when opening email attachments to avoid malwares?

Accepted Answer

Users should open email attachments only

Question 13

Every information system today should require users to sign on with a user name and a password.In this case, which of the following functions is performed by the user's password?

Accepted Answer

A) authentication 
B) identification 
C) decryption 
D) encryption 
A) authentication 
B) identification 
C) decryption 
D) encryption

Question 14

Which of the following statements is true of position sensitivity?

Accepted Answer

A) It protects sensitive data by storing it in specific encrypted form. 
B) It enables security personnel to prioritize their activities in accordance with the possible risk and loss. 
C) It refers to the specific documentation of highly influential and sensitive positions in an administration. 
D) It increases the effectiveness of user accounts by giving users the maximum possible privilege needed to perform their job. 
A) It protects sensitive data by storing it in specific encrypted form. 
B) It enables security personnel to prioritize their activities in accordance with the possible risk and loss. 
C) It refers to the specific documentation of highly influential and sensitive positions in an administration. 
D) It increases the effectiveness of user accounts by giving users the maximum possible privilege needed to perform their job.

Question 15

To safeguard data against security threats, every information system today requires a user name and a password.In this case, which of the following functions is performed by the user name?

Accepted Answer

A) authentication 
B) identification 
C) decryption 
D) encryption 
A) authentication 
B) identification 
C) decryption 
D) encryption

Question 16

Which of the following is considered a personal security safeguard?

Accepted Answer

A) creating backup of cookies and temporary files 
B) removing high-value assets from computers 
C) using a single valid password for all accounts 
D) conducting transactions using http rather than https 
A) creating backup of cookies and temporary files 
B) removing high-value assets from computers 
C) using a single valid password for all accounts 
D) conducting transactions using http rather than https

Question 17

________ refers to an organization-wide function that is in charge of developing data policies and enforcing data standards.

Accepted Answer

A) Database administration 
B) Data encapsulation 
C) Data administration 
D) Database encapsulation 
A) Database administration 
B) Data encapsulation 
C) Data administration 
D) Database encapsulation

Question 18

A virus is a computer program that replicates itself.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

________ is a broad category of software that includes viruses, worms, Trojan horses, spyware, and adware.

Accepted Answer

A) Malware 
B) Payload 
C) Shareware 
D) Firewall 
A) Malware 
B) Payload 
C) Shareware 
D) Firewall

Question 20

A(n)________ examines the source address, destination address, and other data of a message and determines whether to let that message pass.

Accepted Answer

A) encrypted firewall 
B) internal malware 
C) packet-filtering firewall 
D) perimeter shareware 
A) encrypted firewall 
B) internal malware 
C) packet-filtering firewall 
D) perimeter shareware

Exam 10: Information Systems Security

Smart cards are convenient to use because they do not require a personal identification number for authentication.

A(n)________ sits outside an organizational network and is the first device that Internet traffic encounters.

With https, data are encrypted using a protocol called the ________.

Advanced persistent threats can be a means to engage in cyber warfare and cyber espionage.

A person calls the Stark residence and pretends to represent a credit card company.He asks Mrs.Stark to confirm her credit card number.This is an example of ________.

Technical safeguards include encryption and usage of passwords.

Viruses, worms, and Trojan horses are types of firewalls.

A(n)________ includes how employees should react to security problems, whom they should contact, the reports they should make, and steps they can take to reduce further loss.

Risk management is a critical security function addressed by an organization's senior management.

________ are small files that browsers store on users' computers when they visit Web sites.

Financial institutions must invest heavily in security safeguards because they are obvious targets for theft.

What are the precautions to be taken when opening email attachments to avoid malwares?

Every information system today should require users to sign on with a user name and a password.In this case, which of the following functions is performed by the user's password?

Which of the following statements is true of position sensitivity?

To safeguard data against security threats, every information system today requires a user name and a password.In this case, which of the following functions is performed by the user name?

Which of the following is considered a personal security safeguard?

________ refers to an organization-wide function that is in charge of developing data policies and enforcing data standards.

A virus is a computer program that replicates itself.

________ is a broad category of software that includes viruses, worms, Trojan horses, spyware, and adware.

A(n)________ examines the source address, destination address, and other data of a message and determines whether to let that message pass.

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