Chapter 8 T/F
A drive by download is a technique used by hackers to enable accessing files on a wireless network.
False
An acceptable use policy defines the acceptable level of access to information assets for different users.
False
DoS attacks are used to destroy information and access restricted areas of a company's information system.
False
High-availability computing is also referred to as a fault tolerance.
False
In a walk through, hackers are able to bypass security controls of a system with little opposition.
False
Packet filtering catches most types of network attacks.
False
A Trojan horse is a software program that appears to be benign but then does something other than expected.
True
Bio-metric authentication is the use of physical characteristics such as retinal images to provide identification.
True
Computer worms spread much more rapidly than computer viruses.
True
Computers using cable modems to connect to the Internet are more open to penetration than those connecting via dial-up.
True
Mobile devices are not targeted as extensively by malware as traditional computers.
True
NAT conceals the IP addresses of the organization's internal host computers to deter sniffer programs.
True
One form of spoofing involves forging the return address on an e-mail so that the e-mail message appears to come from someone other than the sender.
True
Public key encryption uses two keys.
True
SSL is a protocol used to establish a secure connection between two computers.
True
Sniffers enable hackers to steal proprietary information from anywhere on a network, including emails messages, company files, and confidential reports.
True
Unauthorized access is a security challenge that is most likely to occur in a network at the point of client computers.
True
Viruses can be spread through e-mail.
True
Wireless networks are vulnerable to penetration because raio frequency bands are easy to scan,
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
