Chapter 8 - True/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 fault tolerance.
FALSE
Packet filtering catches most types of network attacks.
FALSE
The range of Wi-Fi networks can be extended up to two miles by using external antennae.
FALSE
Biometric authentication is the use of physical characteristics such as retinal images to provide identification.
TRUE
Both software metrics and software testing are techniques used to improve software quality.
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
DoS attacks are one of the most economically damaging kinds of computer crime.
TRUE
In addition to e-mail, instant messages and P2P file-sharing can also pose security threats to computer systems and networks.
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 messages 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 e-mail messages, company files, and confidential reports.
TRUE
The WEP specification calls for an access point and its users to share the same 40-bit encrypted password.
TRUE
Viruses can be spread through e-mail.
TRUE
Wireless networks are vulnerable to penetration because radio frequency bands are easy to scan.
TRUE
Zero defects cannot be achieved in larger programs because fully testing programs that contain thousands of choices and millions of paths would require thousands of years.
TRUE
