module 5#

Question 1

A digital security risk

Answer 1

is any event or action that could cause a loss of or damage to computer or mobile device hardware, software, data, information, or processing capability.

Question 2

A digital detox

Answer 2

is a period of time during which an individual refrains from using technology.

Question 3

The term, cyberwarfare

Answer 3

describes an attack whose goal ranges from disabling a government’s computer network to crippling a country.

Question 4

Data mining

Answer 4

is the process of sifting through Big Data to find the important questions that will yield fruitful results. These attackers try to steal and then use your credit card numbers, online financial account information, or Social Security numbers using data mining.

Question 5

A cyber extortionist

Answer 5

is an individual who threatens to expose confidential information, exploit a security flaw, or launch an attack that will compromise the organization’s network.

Question 6

Social engineering

Answer 6

is a category of attack that attempts to trick the victim into giving valuable information to the attacker.

Question 7

Creative Commons

Answer 7

is another source for finding content that may or may not be used, along with any restrictions or payment needed to use it.

Question 8

Intellectual property rights

Answer 8

are the rights to which creators are entitled to their work.

Question 9

Firewalls

Answer 9

and access controls protect data and information on computers and other devices For most computer users, the greatest risk comes from attackers who want to steal their information for their own financial gain.

Question 10

The computer, device, or network should maintain an audit trail

Answer 10

that records access attempts, both successful and unsuccessful.

Question 11

A proxy server

Answer 11

is a server outside the organization’s network that controls which communications pass in and out of the organization’s network.

Question 12

An organization’s acceptable use policy (AUP)

Answer 12

should specify the acceptable use of technology by employees for personal reasons.

Question 13

A CAPTCHA

Answer 13

is a program developed at Carnegie Mellon University that displays an image containing a series of distorted characters to identify and enter to verify that user input is from humans.