BEC 4.5 Flashcards
Types of information systems and technology risks
1
Q
What are the risks in a business information system?
A
- Strategic risk
- Operating risk
- Financial risk
- Information risk
2
Q
Name the 5 threats in a computerized environment
A
- Virus
- Worm
- Trojan horse
- Denial-of-service attack
- Phishing
3
Q
What are access controls?
A
Limit access to documentation, data files, programs, and computer hardware to authorized personnel.
Ex: locks, passwords, users identification codes, assignment of security levels, callbacks on dial-up systems, the setting of file attributes, and the use of firewalls
4
Q
What is a firewall?
A
System, often both hardware and software, of user identification and authentification that prevents unauthorized users from gaining access to network resources
