Question 1

Companies should require vendors and partners to perform appropriate screening and security training.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following is an example of a sniffing technique?

Accepted Answer

A)   IP spoofing
B)   caches
C)   denial of service
D)   adwareE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 3

Which of the following statements is true of biometric identification?

Accepted Answer

A)   It involves the use of a PIN for authentication.
B)   It provides weak authentication.
C)   It is a relatively inexpensive mode of authentication.
D)   It often faces resistance from users for its invasive nature.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

It is safer to use the same password for all the Web sites.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

________ involve the people and procedure components of information systems.

Accepted Answer

A)   Firewalls
B)   Technical safeguards
C)   Human safeguards
D)   PayloadsE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 6

Unauthorized data disclosures are possible due to human error.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Usurpation occurs when computer criminals invade a computer system and replace legitimate programs with their own unauthorized ones.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Removing and disabling ________, which may contain sensitive security data, presents an excellent example of the trade-off between improved security and cost.

Accepted Answer

A)   bookmarks
B)   pop-ups
C)   cookies
D)   toolbarsE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

A virus is a computer program that replicates itself. The program code that causes unwanted activity is called the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   payload
B)   kernel
C)   bot herder
D)   key escrowE) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 10

In information security, which of the following is true of managing risk?

Accepted Answer

A)   All organizations except financial institutions should invest heavily in security safeguards.
B)   Organizations should implement safeguards that balance the trade-off between risk and cost.
C)   Passwords are classified under the technical safeguards category.
D)   Physical security is classified under the human safeguards category.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 11

Unlike credit, debit, and ATM cards, which have a magnetic strip, smart cards have a microchip.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following statements is true with regard to human safeguards?

Accepted Answer

A)   System administrators should retain user accounts after an employee has been terminated.
B)   All employees must be provided with uniform, general training on security, regardless of their position's sensitivity.
C)   Documenting position sensitivity enables security personnel to prioritize their activities based on possible risk.
D)   Holding public users of Web sites accountable for security violations is quite easy and inexpensive.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 13

Hardening a site means to take extraordinary measures to reduce a system's vulnerability.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Describe the magnitude of security problems in the present day.

Accepted Answer

The full extent of the financial and dat...

Question 15

What is key escrow?

Accepted Answer

Key escrow is a safety procedure. Organi...

Question 16

Pretexting occurs when a person receives a confidential text message by mistake.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Documenting position sensitivity enables security personnel to prioritize their activities in accordance with the possible risk and loss.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Packet-filtering firewalls ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   can filter both inbound and outbound traffic
B)   examine the destination address but not the source address
C)   are the most complex type of firewall
D)   seldom examine the data or the addresses of the messageE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 19

________ are viruses that masquerade as useful programs or files.

Accepted Answer

A)   Adware programs
B)   Spyware programs
C)   Trojan horses
D)   WormsE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

A(n)  ________ has a microchip in it to hold data.

Accepted Answer

A)   ATM card
B)   smart card
C)   cookie
D)   key escrowE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Exam 12: Information Systems Development

Companies should require vendors and partners to perform appropriate screening and security training.

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Documenting position sensitivity enables security personnel to prioritize their activities in accordance with the possible risk and loss.

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Describe the magnitude of security problems in the present day.

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Unlike credit, debit, and ATM cards, which have a magnetic strip, smart cards have a microchip.

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Which of the following statements is true of biometric identification?

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A virus is a computer program that replicates itself. The program code that causes unwanted activity is called the ________.

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A(n) ________ has a microchip in it to hold data.

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Which of the following is an example of a sniffing technique?

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________ are viruses that masquerade as useful programs or files.

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In information security, which of the following is true of managing risk?

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________ involve the people and procedure components of information systems.

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What is key escrow?

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Unauthorized data disclosures are possible due to human error.

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Hardening a site means to take extraordinary measures to reduce a system's vulnerability.

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Packet-filtering firewalls ________.

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Pretexting occurs when a person receives a confidential text message by mistake.

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Which of the following statements is true with regard to human safeguards?

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Removing and disabling ________, which may contain sensitive security data, presents an excellent example of the trade-off between improved security and cost.

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It is safer to use the same password for all the Web sites.

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Usurpation occurs when computer criminals invade a computer system and replace legitimate programs with their own unauthorized ones.

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