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Lesson 5 Flashcards

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What is scareware?

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Exploits fear to trick users into paying for unnecessary software or services.

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What are Trojans?

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Disguise themselves as legitimate files or applications to trick users into executing them.

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What are botnets?

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Networks of compromised devices that can be used to launch attacks or spam.

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What is phishing?

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Involves collecting sensitive user information, usually passwords and credit card numbers.

Typically carried out through e-mails or messages disguised as genuine.

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What are SQL injections?

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Attack data-based applications by breaching security measures and using malicious code.

Can collect, alter, or delete classified data and interrupt certain website transactions.

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What is rogue security software?

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Deceives users by claiming their systems are infected with a virus or have outdated security measures.

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What is a Man-in-the-Middle attack?

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Allows a hacker to intercept and listen to conversations between two entities.

The hacker can appear as one of the entities while obtaining private keys.

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What is pharming?

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A more complex version of phishing that misuses the domain name system (DNS).

Pharmers create web pages that mimic those of reliable businesses, such as online banking login pages.

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What is data governance?

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The basic level that implements Information Governance (IG).

Involves processes and controls to ensure unique, accurate, and reliable data that meet business standards and rules.

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What is Information Technology Governance (IT Governance)?

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Aims to improve business organizations’ IT performance.

Ensures delivery of optimal business value and compliance with rules and regulations.

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What are the elements of data governance?

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  1. People - Responsible for managing data assets and supporting business activities and initiatives.
  2. Process - Includes how data is stored, modified, accessed, moved, and secured.
  3. Technology - Supports the implementation and maintenance of Data Governance.
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What is the Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)?

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A set of best process-oriented practices identified to regulate the delivery of IT services management.

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What is CobiT?

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Can be applied to three basic organizational levels:

  1. Top Management
  2. IT Management and Business Management
  3. Security Level of Governance, Control, and Worker
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What is a legacy system?

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Uses old versions of technology that business organizations may consider as investments.

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What is a manual system?

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Uses source documents and paper-based ledgers and journals.

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What is a modern and integrated IT system?

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Modern and user-friendly.

Utilizes the latest powerful technologies, offers high data storage, and can be accessed through different platforms.

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What are business processes?

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Refers to the sequence of performed tasks that produce a desired output for a business organization.

It is a process that has a beginning and an end.

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What is information generation?

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A process where relevant information is compiled, arranged, formatted, and presented to users.

The information should be summarized, accurate, relevant, complete, and related to the transactions done in the AIS.

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What is storage in an AIS?

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Allows users to add new records in an AIS and store them in a certain place in a database.

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What is retrieval in an AIS?

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Allows users to locate and extract existing records from a database and process them accordingly.

Once the process is complete, users can store the records in a specific place in a database.

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What are data sources in an AIS?

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AISs allow data to enter the system through data sources such as financial transactions.

These data, coming from financial transactions, could either be from internal or external sources.

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Who are external users in an AIS?

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Those who are not part of a business organization but play a significant role in an AIS.

They include stockholders, suppliers, customers, investors, and others.

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What is data management?

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The database is the main repository of any IS of a business organization.

The AIS database should perform the three essential tasks of storage, retrieval, and completion.

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