Chapter 2

Which of the following is the study of the rightness or wrongness of intentions and motives as opposed to the rightness or wrongness of the consequences (also known as duty- or obligation-based ethics)?

Deontological ethics

The penalties for offenses related to the National Information Infrastructure Protection Act of 1996 depend on whether the offense is judged to have been committed for several reasons. Which of the following is NOT one of those reasons ?

For political advantage

Which ethical standard is based on the notion that life in community yields a positive outcome for the individual, requiring each individual to contribute to that community ?

common good

Which of the following ethical frameworks is the study of the choices that have been made by individuals in the past?

descriptive ethics

Investigations involving the preservation, identification, extraction, documentation, and interpretation of computer media for evidentiary and root cause analysis are known as _________.

digital forensics

A process focused on the identification and location of potential evidence related to a specific legal action after it was collected through digital forensics is known as _________.

e-discovery

Also known as "items of potential evidentiary value," any information that could potentially support the organization's legal or policy-based case against a suspect is known as _________.

evidentiary material

The coherent application of methodical investigatory techniques to collect, preserve, and present evidence of crimes in a court or court-like setting is known as _________.

forensics

In digital forensics, all investigations follow the same basic methodology once permission to search and seize is received, beginning with _________.

identifying relevant items of evidentiary value

There are three general categories of unethical behavior that organizations and society should seek to eliminate. Which of the following is NOT one of them?

malice

Which subset of civil law regulates the relationships among individuals and among individuals and organizations?

private

Which of the following is the best method for preventing an illegal or unethical activity? Examples include laws, policies, and technical controls.

remediation

Permission to search for evidentiary material at a specified location and/or to seize items to return to the investigator's lab for examination is known as a(n) _________.

search warrant

When an incident violates civil or criminal law, it is the organization's responsibility to notify the proper authorities; selecting the appropriate law enforcement agency depends on __________.

the type of crime committed

Digital forensics can be used for two key purposes: ________ or _________.

to investigate allegations of digital malfeasance; to perform root cause analysis