Deck 24: Legal Issues and Ethics

Question 1

The Wassenaar Arrangement can be described as which of the following?

A)An international arrangement on export controls for conventional arms as well as dual-use goods and technologies
B)An international arrangement on import controls
C)A rule governing import of encryption in the United States
D)A rule governing export of encryption in the United States

Answer 1

A

Question 2

_____________ is the unauthorized entry into a computer system via any means.

A)Computer trespass
B)Computer entry
C)Computer hacking
D)Cyber crime

Answer 2

A

Question 3

The CAN-SPAM Act allows unsolicited e-mail as long as there is an unsubscribe link;the content must not be deceptive and not harvest emails.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Carnivore is an eavesdropping program for the Internet.

Question 5

What are laws and regulations created by government-sponsored agencies such as the EPA,the FAA,and the FCC?

A)Statutory laws
B)Administrative laws
C)Common laws
D)Blue laws

Question 6

What is the law that overhauled the financial accounting standards for publicly traded firms in the United States?

A)Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
B)Stored Communications Act
C)CAN-SPAM Act
D)Sarbanes-Oxley Act

Question 7

The Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA)of 1986

A)Implements the principle that a signature,contract,or other record may not be
B)Denies legal effect,validity,or enforceability solely because it is electronic form
C)Addresses a myriad of legal privacy issues that were resulting from the increasing use of computers and other technology specific to telecommunications
D)Makes it a violation of federal law to knowingly use another's identity
E)A major piece of legislation affecting the financial industry and containing significant privacy provisions for individuals

Question 8

Privacy laws in Europe are built around the concept that privacy is not a fundamental human right.

Question 9

What is the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act?

A)Implements the principle that a signature,contract,or other record may not be deleted
B)Denies legal effect,validity,or enforceability solely because it is electronic form
C)Addresses a myriad of legal privacy issues that were resulting from the increasing use of computers and other technology specific to telecommunications
D)Makes it a violation of federal law to knowingly use another's identity
E)A major piece of legislation affecting the financial industry and containing significant privacy provisions for individuals

Question 10

Computer trespass is treated as a crime in many countries.

Question 11

A principal reference for rules governing the export of encryption can be found in the

A)Bureau of Industry and Security
B)U.S.Department of Commerce
C)Export Administration Regulations
D)State Department

Question 12

What do you call a law based on previous events or precedents?

A)Statutory law
B)Administrative law
C)Common law
D)Blue law

Question 13

Which law makes it illegal to develop,produce,and trade any device or mechanism designed to circumvent technological controls used in copy protection?

A)Sarbanes-Oxley Act
B)Digital Millennium Copyright Act
C)US Digital Signatures Law
D)Computer Fraud and Abuse Act

Question 14

The Patriot Act permits the Justice Department to proceed with its rollout of the Carnivore program,an eavesdropping program for the Internet.

Question 15

The law that regulates unsolicited commercial e-mail is the

A)Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
B)Stored Communications Act
C)CAN-SPAM Act
D)Sarbanes-Oxley Act

Question 16

Which law makes it a crime to knowingly access a computer that is either considered a government computer or used in interstate commerce,or to use a computer in a crime that is interstate in nature?

A)Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
B)Stored Communications Act
C)CAN-SPAM Act
D)Sarbanes-Oxley Act

Question 17

What is a law passed by a legislative branch of government called?

A)Statutory law
B)Administrative law
C)Common law
D)Blue law

Question 18

What is the Convention on Cybercrime?

A)A convention of black hats who trade hacking secrets
B)The first international treaty on crimes committed via the Internet and other computer networks
C)A convention of white hats who trade hacker prevention knowledge
D)A treaty regulating international conventions

Question 19

The electronic signatures in the Global and National Commerce Act

A)Implement the principle that a signature,contract,or other record may not be denied legal effect,validity,or enforceability solely because it is electronic form
B)Address a myriad of legal privacy issues resulting from the increased use of computers and other technology specific to telecommunications
C)Make it a violation of federal law to knowingly use another's identity
D)Are a major piece of legislation affecting the financial industry,and contains significant privacy provisions for individuals

Question 20

Which of the following is a characteristic of the Patriot Act?

A)Extends the tap-and-trace provisions of existing wiretap statutes to the Internet,and mandates certain technological modifications at ISPs to facilitate electronic wiretaps on the Internet
B)A major piece of legislation affecting the financial industry,and also one with significant privacy provisions for individuals
C)Makes it a violation of federal law to knowingly use another's identity
D)Implements the principle that a signature,contract,or other record may not be deleted
E)Denies legal effect,validity,or enforceability solely because it is electronic form

Question 21

What are the laws that govern encryption and digital rights management?

Question 22

Circumventing technological controls used to protect intellectual properties is a violation of the _______________.

Question 23

_______________ is the unauthorized entry into a computer system via any means like remote network connections.

Question 24

_______________ is a set of contractual rules governing how credit card data is to be protected.

Question 25

_______________ involves a piece of malware that defrauds the advertising revenue counter engine through fraudulent user clicks.

Question 26

Describe the laws that govern digital signatures.

Question 27

Two laws that provide wide-sweeping tools for law enforcement to convict people who hack into computers-or use them to steal information-are the ECPA and the CFAA.

Question 28

_______________ allows unsolicited commercial e-mail as long as it adheres to three rules of compliance: unsubscribe,content,and sending behavior compliance.

Question 29

_______________ technology is used to protect digital rights management and prevent unauthorized use.

Question 30

The _______________ is a legislation that affects the financial industry that includes significant privacy provisions for individuals.

Question 31

What are the laws and regulations regarding the import and export of encryption software?

Question 32

The _______________ was designed to establish criminal provisions for access to stored electronic records and communications.

Question 33

Falsifying header information is not covered by the CAN-SPAM Act.

Question 34

The _______________ is an international agreement between countries concerning the import/export of cryptographic software,and has enabled mass-marketed products to generally flow across borders.

Question 35

What are some ethical issues associated with information security?

Question 36

The sale of some types of encryption overseas is illegal.

Question 37

The DMCA protects the rights of recording artists and the music industry.

Question 38

_______________ have the same legal status as written signatures.

Question 39

The low risk of being caught is one of the reasons that criminals are turning to computer crime.

Question 40

What are the laws that govern computer access and trespass?