Information Security Session 2 Assessment
11 Questions
| Total Attempts: 310
Information Security Session 2 Assessment
Questions and Answers
- 1.A _________________________ is when the attacker sends a large number of connection or information requests to a target and the system becomes overloaded and cannot respond to legitimate requests for service.
- A.
Man-in-the-middle attack
- B.
Denial-of-service attack
- C.
Spoofing attack
- D.
Brute force attack
- 2.A ___________________ is an identified weakness in a controlled system, where controls are not present or are no longer effective.
- A.
Vulnerability
- B.
Dictionary attack
- C.
Hoax
- D.
Password crack
- 3.Since a brownout is only a temporary drop in power voltage, no serious damage can come to electrical systems.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 4.Trojan horses are software programs that hide their true purpose, and reveal their designed behavior only when activated.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 5.A phreaker is someone who hacks into the public telephone network to make free calls or disrupt services.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 6.When information gatherers employ techniques that cross the threshold of what is legal or ethical, they are conducting ________________________.
- A.
Industrial espionage
- B.
Competitive intelligence
- C.
Shoulder surfing
- 7.A deliberate act of theft would be:
- A.
Equipment failure
- B.
Piracy or copyright infringement
- C.
Illegal confiscation of equipment or information
- 8.Information security has more to do with technology than management.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.Both general management and information technology management are responsible for implementing information security.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.Unlike any other of the information technology programs, the primary mission of an information security program is to ensure that systems and their contents remain the same.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 11.Developers use a process known as change control to ensure that the working system delivered to users represents the intent of the developers.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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