MIS Chapter 8

According to the 2017 Identity Fraud Study by Javelin Strategy & Research, how much did consumers lose to identity fraud in 2016?

$16 billion

Which of the following is a type of ambient data?

A file deleted from a hard disk

________ is spyware that logs and transmits everything a user types.

A keylogger

Which of the following defines acceptable uses of a firm's information resources and computing equipment?

An AUP

Which of the following statements about passwords is not true?

Authentication cannot be established by the use of a password.

Which of the following statements about wireless security is not true?

Bluetooth is the only wireless technology that is not susceptible to hacking by eavesdroppers.

Which of the following is a virus that uses flaws in Windows software to take over a computer remotely?

Conficker

Which of the following refers to all of the methods, policies, and organizational procedures that ensure the safety of the organization's assets, the accuracy and reliability of its accounting records, and operational adherence to management standards?

Controls

Using numerous computers to inundate and overwhelm the network from numerous launch points is called a(n) ________ attack.

DDoS

Which of the following focuses primarily on the technical issues of keeping systems up and running?

Disaster recovery planning

A computer virus replicates more quickly than a computer worm.

False

A firewall is a combination of hardware and software that controls the flow of incoming and outgoing network traffic.

False

As described in the chapter case, losing smartphones is a rare cause of data breaches.

False

Biometric authentication is the use of personal, biographic details such as the high school you attended and the first street you lived on to provide identification.

False

DoS attacks are used to destroy information and access restricted areas of a company's information system.

False

In cloud computing, accountability and responsibility for protection of sensitive data is transferred to the cloud provider.

False

Malicious software programs referred to as spyware include a variety of threats such as computer viruses, worms, and Trojan horses.

False

Most IoT devices support sophisticated security approaches.

False

Organizations can use existing network security software to secure mobile devices.

False

Packet filtering catches most types of network attacks.

False

Smartphones typically feature state-of-the-art encryption and security features, making them highly secure tools for businesses.

False

Symmetric encryption uses two keys.

False

Wireless networks are more difficult for hackers to gain access to because radio frequency bands are difficult to scan.

False

Which of the following is not an example of a computer used as a target of crime?

Illegally accessing stored electronic communication

________ use scanning software to look for known problems such as bad passwords, the removal of important files, security attacks in progress, and system administration errors.

Intrusion detection systems

Which of the following statements about botnets is not true?

It is not possible to make a smartphone part of a botnet.

Which of the following specifically makes malware distribution and hacker attacks to disable websites a federal crime?

National Information Infrastructure Protection Act

As described in the chapter case, which of the following did hackers use to gain access to the DNC network?

Phishing emails

CryptoLocker is an example of which of the following?

Ransomware

________ is malware that hijacks a user's computer and demands payment in return for giving back access.

Ransomware

An analysis of an information system that rates the likelihood of a security incident occurring and its cost would be included in which of the following?

Risk assessment

________ identify the access points in a Wi-Fi network.

SSIDs

Currently, the protocols used for secure information transfer over the Internet are:

SSL, TLS, and S-HTTP.

Which of the following refers to policies, procedures, and technical measures used to prevent unauthorized access, alteration, theft, or physical damage to information systems?

Security

A statement ranking information risks and identifying security goals would be included in which of the following?

Security policy

In which method of encryption is a single encryption key sent to the receiver so both sender and receiver share the same key?

Symmetric key encryption

A computer worm is a program that can copy itself to other computers on the network.

True

An acceptable use policy defines acceptable uses of the firm's information resources and computing equipment.

True

Application proxy filtering examines the application content of packets.

True

Authentication refers to verifying that a person is who he or she claims to be.

True

In public key encryption the keys are mathematically related so that data encrypted with one key can be decrypted using only the other key.

True

Phishing is a form of spoofing.

True

SSL is a protocol used to establish a secure connection between two computers.

True

Smartphones have the same security flaws as other Internet-connected devices.

True

Sniffers enable hackers to steal proprietary information from anywhere on a network, including email messages, company files, and confidential reports.

True

The term cracker is used to identify a hacker with criminal or malicious intent.

True

Zero defects cannot be achieved in larger software programs because fully testing programs that contain thousands of choices and millions of paths would require thousands of years.

True

Comprehensive security management products, with tools for firewalls, VPNs, intrusion detection systems, and more, are called ________ systems.

UTM

Which of the following is the single greatest cause of network security breaches?

User lack of knowledge

Which of the following statements about Internet security is not true?

VoIP is more secure than the switched voice network.

Which of the following techniques stops data packets originating outside the organization, inspects them, and passes the packets to the other side of an organizations firewall?

WRONG!!!

Implementation controls:

WRONG!!!!

________ controls formalize standards, rules, procedures, and control disciplines to ensure that the organization's general and application controls are properly executed and enforced.

WRONG!!!!

According to Ponemon Institute's 2016 Annual Cost of Cyber Crime Study, the average annualized cost of cybercrime for benchmarked companies in six different countries was approximately:

WRONG!!!!!

Fault tolerant information systems offer 100 percent availability because they use:

WRONG!!!!!

Which of the following refers to eavesdroppers driving by buildings or parking outside and trying to intercept wireless network traffic?

War driving

Which of the following is an example of a keylogger?

Zeus

Two-factor authentication utilizes a(n):

a multistep process of authentication.

All of the following are types of information systems general controls except:

application controls.

All of the following are currently being used as traits that can be profiled by biometric authentication except:

body odor.

Evil twins are:

bogus wireless network access points that look legitimate to users.

A salesperson clicks repeatedly on the online ads of a competitor in order to drive the competitor's advertising costs up. This is an example of:

click fraud.

Computer forensics tasks include all of the following except:

collecting physical evidence on the computer.

The intentional defacement or destruction of a website is called:

cybervandalism.

A foreign country attempting to access government networks in order to disable a national power grid is an example of:

cyberwarfare.

In controlling network traffic to minimize slow-downs, a technology called ________ is used to examine data files and sort low-priority data from high-priority data.

deep packet inspection

A firewall allows the organization to:

enforce a security policy on data exchanged between its network and the Internet.

All of the following are specific security challenges that threaten the communications lines in a client/server environment except:

errors.

When hackers gain access to a database containing your personal private information, this is an example of:

identity theft.

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act:

imposes responsibility on companies and management to safeguard the accuracy of financial information.

A Trojan horse:

is software that appears to be benign but does something other than expected.

The HIPAA Act of 1996:

outlines medical security and privacy rules.

Most computer viruses deliver a:

payload

All of the following are specific security challenges that threaten corporate systems in a client/server environment except:

radiation.

Pharming involves:

redirecting users to a fraudulent website even when the user has typed in the correct address in the web browser.

The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act:

requires financial institutions to ensure the security of customer data.

All of the following are specific security challenges that threaten corporate servers in a client/server environment except:

sniffing.

An employee clicks on a link in an email from what looks like a fellow employee and is taken to a fraudulent web site which asks for personal information is an example of:

spear phishing.

All of the following have contributed to an increase in software flaws except:

the increase in malicious intruders seeking system access.

An authentication system in which a user must provide two types of identification, such as a bank card and PIN, is called:

two-factor authentication.

Blockchain refers to a technology that:

uses a distributed ledger system of transactions.

WPA2 is a more effective way to secure a wireless network than WEP because it:

uses much longer encryption keys.

A digital certificate system:

uses third party CAs to validate a user's identity.

When a hacker discovers a security hole in software that is unknown to the software vendor it is an example of:

zero-day vulnerability