Security Awareness - Unit 12 Quiz

Which of the following is NOT a factor that contributes to difficulties faced in defending against attacks? Faster detection of vulnerabilities Greater sophistication of attacks Universally connected devices Enhanced encryption algorithms

Enhanced encryption algorithms

Which law requires banks and financial institutions to alert customers of their policies and practices in disclosing customer information? HIPAA GLBA COPPA Sarbox

GLBA

Under which law must healthcare enterprises guard protected health information and implement policies and procedures to safeguard it, whether it be in paper or electronic format? COPPA Sarbox HIPAA GLBA

HIPAA

Which of the following involves stealing another person's personal information, such as a Social Security number, and then using the information to impersonate the victim, generally for financial gain? White hat hacking Digital fraud Cyberterrorism Identity theft

Identity theft

Security is ____ convenience. proportional to inversely proportional to less important than more important than

inversely proportional to

Information contained on devices is protected by three layers: Two of the layers are products and policies and procedures. What is the third layer? systems tools people applications

people

Which of the following is a type of action that has the potential to cause harm? asset vulnerability threat agent threat

threat

Which term best describes a person or element that has the power to carry out a threat? vulnerability threat agent attack agent risk

threat agent

What is a flaw or weakness that allows a threat agent to bypass security? asset threat vulnerability risk

vulnerability

Which of the following is not a risk associated with the use of private data? Individual inconveniences and identity theft. Statistical inferences Devices being infected with malware. Associations with groups

Devices being infected with malware.