Module Six

To protect your information and help you to remember passwords, use your social media account login information to log into another site.

False

Cassidy is a medical assistant in a hospital and has access to many medical files. When she brings patients to the examining room, she can be observed swiping a card, typing in a password, and staring into what appears to be a camera, all attached to the computer. After completing her check-in, Cassidy leaves the patient in the examining room waiting on the doctor. It is important that she logs out of the system so the patient does not have access to the information stored in the hospital's database. Based on Cassidy's actions what systems do you think the hospital has in place to protect the patient medical records?

Biometrics

There are various risks from attacks on Wi-Fi networks. These include all of the following EXCEPT _____.

Creating Malware

How is a worm different from a Trojan?

A worm spreads through a network, whereas a Trojan hides inside another program.

The news reports a security breach of credit card information at a large department store that has recently laid off many employees. Why should the store investigate the possibility of the breach being from an insider?

Because insiders sometimes create threats after incidents at their places of employment.

How can you protect personal information gathered by legitimate organizations?

Create a separate email account for receiving information from websites.

Creating a(n) _____ means copying files from a computer's hard drive and storing them in a remote location.

Data Backup

A Trojan is a malicious program that uses a computer network to replicate.

False

Marcus recently had his cell phone stolen. All of the following are security features that should help him locate his stolen phone EXCEPT which one?

He can use remote tracking to retrace the thief's steps.

Technology can lead to all of the following behavioral risks EXCEPT _____.

Higher satisfaction with life.

How will you decide which browser security settings to allow and which ones to block?

I will need to review each browser security setting and use my best judgement.

How does encryption work?

It scrambles the information until the key is used to unscramble it.

How can an attacker execute malware through a script?

A script can run a series of instructions to download and run malware.

After Penny broke up with her boyfriend, he texted some teammates from the track team about some private and intimate moments he and Penny had shared while they were dating. He even lied about their breakup, creating rumors about her behavior. Penny started getting inappropriate looks and advances from the team whenever she was at practice and felt completely humiliated. Penny is a victim of ________.

Cyberbullying

To prevent a laptop from being stolen, you can use a surge protector.

False