Exam 17: Information Security: Barbarians at the Gateway and Just About Everywhere Else

The virtual shutdown of websites by way of overloading them with seemingly legitimate requests sent simultaneously from thousands of machines is termed as _____ attacks.

Hackers might infiltrate computer systems to enlist hardware for subsequent illegal acts.

_____, probably the most notorious known act of cyberwarfare effort to date (one expert called it "the most sophisticated worm ever created"), is suspected to have been launched by either U.S. or Israeli intelligence (or both), and it infiltrated Iranian nuclear facilities and reprogrammed the industrial control software operating hundreds of uranium-enriching centrifuges.

Public wireless networks are often vulnerable to monitoring and attack. The use of _______ software can limit threats by encrypting network transmissions over a network.

Technologies that measure and analyze human body characteristics for identification or authentication are known as _____.

A black hat hacker looks for weaknesses in security mechanisms, with a view to help plug the holes that might be exploited by cyber-criminals.

Dumpster diving refers to physically trawling through trash to mine any valuable data or insights that can be stolen or used in a security attack.

Which of the followings aspects of international law would enable a cyber-criminal operating across borders to evade prosecution?

Which weakness of Web sites to launch attacks does an SQL injection technique exploit?

One of the reasons one should be careful about clicking on any URL in an e-mail is that hackers can easily embed a redirection in e-mail links, reroutiing a user to an alternate online destination.

URL-shortening services such as bit.ly limit the impact of phishing posts since the shortened URL will clearly reveal the destination arrived at when clicked on.

Which of the following statements holds true for the term encryption?

Almost all security breaches can be traced back to technology lapses; personnel or procedural factors rarely factor in.

Which of the following types of infiltration techniques does one open up to by posting sensitive personal information and details about one's workplace on social networking sites?

What type of tool enforces access privileges and helps verify that systems are not being accessed by the unauthorized, or in suspicious ways?

_____ refers to confidence scams executed through technology.

Former CIA employee and NSA contractor, ____________ is seen by many as either a whistle-blowing hero or a traitorous villain. This person gathered sensitive digital documents from U.S., British, and Australian agencies, and leaked them to the press, exposing the extent of government surveillance efforts.

_____ refers to a trusted third party that provides authentication services in public key encryption schemes.

The use of public wireless connections can increase a user's vulnerability to monitoring and compromise. ____________ software can be used to encrypt transmissions over public networks, making it more difficult for a user's PC to be penetrated.

A research scientist with a major pharmaceutical firm in New Jersey is caught passing on sensitive information, worth millions of dollars, regarding the composition and test results of his firm's latest drug to a rival company. What crime is he being held responsible for?