Question 1

A group of bots that are controlled by one individual and can work together in a coordinated fashion is called a _____.

Accepted Answer

A botnet is a network of private computers infected with malicious software and controlled as a group without the owners' knowledge, e.g., to send spam messages or to launch attacks.

Question 2

Tracy defaced her school's Web site and posted some irrelevant information on it. This is an example of _____.

Accepted Answer

Tracy's actions of defacing her school's website and posting irrelevant information on it is an example of Web site alteration. This involves unauthorized changes to the content or appearance of a website.

Question 3

_____ steal credit card or debit card numbers by attaching an illegal device to a credit card reader or an ATM that reads and stores the card numbers.

Accepted Answer

Skimmers are devices illegally attached to credit card readers or ATMs to steal card numbers.

Question 4

​ A user has to provide a valid password to gain access to a vault in a bank. In addition to this, the vault opens only when the user's fingerprint matches the fingerprint data stored in the database or when a valid smartcard is swiped. The authentication method used here is _____.

Accepted Answer

The authentication method described involves two different types of authentication factors: something the user knows (a password) and something the user has (a fingerprint or a smartcard). This combination of two different authentication factors is known as two-factor authentication.

Question 5

A sender's private key is used to acknowledge a document, and that key, along with the contents of the document, generates a unique _____.

Accepted Answer

A sender's private key is used in the process of creating a digital signature. This digital signature, which is unique for each document and sender, ensures the authenticity and integrity of the document.

Question 6

Two of the most common ways individuals are harassed online are cyberbullying and _____.

Accepted Answer

Cyberstalking, like cyberbullying, involves the use of digital technologies to harass, threaten, or pursue someone persistently, making it a common form of online harassment.

Question 7

Leslie, a computer hacker, creates a game using malware code for desktop computers. Once users download the game, the malware infects their devices without their knowledge. The type of malware Leslie has programmed into the game is a _____.

Accepted Answer

A Trojan horse is a type of malware that disguises itself as a legitimate program or file to trick users into downloading and installing malware on their systems. In this scenario, the game acts as a deceptive cover for the malware, fitting the description of a Trojan horse.

Question 8

The accompanying figure shows the working of a _____.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The accompanying figure shows the working of...

Question 9

Abby writes a program that redirects users trying to visit a Web site to a bogus Web site created by him. The scam Abby has committed is called _____.

Accepted Answer

Pharming involves redirecting users from a legitimate website to a fraudulent one without their knowledge, often by exploiting vulnerabilities in DNS server software or by domain hijacking, which is what Abby's program does.

Question 10

_____ typically begins with online harassment, such as sending harassing or threatening email messages to a victim, posing as the victim to sign the victim up for pornographic or otherwise offensive email newsletters, publicizing the victim's home address and telephone number, or hacking into the victim's social media pages to alter the content.

Accepted Answer

Cyberstalking involves using the internet or other electronic means to stalk or harass an individual, a group, or an organization. It can include a variety of actions such as sending threatening emails, posting unauthorized information, and hacking into personal accounts.

Question 11

A _____ is a software program that is installed without the permission or knowledge of the computer user, that is designed to alter the way a computer operates, and that can replicate itself to infect any new media to which it has access.

Accepted Answer

A virus is a type of malware that can replicate itself and spread to other computers without the user's consent, altering the way the computer operates.

Question 12

Sara , the chief finance officer of a consulting firm, wants data to be automatically encrypted when stored on her hard drive. To accomplish this, she must use _____.

Accepted Answer

Full disk encryption is a technology that encrypts all the data on a hard drive, including the programs that can encrypt bootable operating system partitions. It's designed to protect data by encrypting the entire hard drive, not just individual files or folders, ensuring that data is automatically encrypted when stored.

Question 13

_____ is the use of an email message that appears to come from a legitimate organization, such as PayPal or a bank, but is actually sent from a person to trick the recipient into revealing sensitive personal information, such as Web site logon information or credit card numbers.

Accepted Answer

Phishing involves sending emails that appear to be from reputable sources with the goal of gaining personal information or influencing recipients to do something.

Question 14

Harvey, a burglar, breaks into a senior security officer's house by tapping a valid NFC cardon to the door's sensor. However, when opens the officer's room, the security system asks for finger print verification. When he places his finger on the sensor, the alarm goes off and he gets caught. Here, the officer has used _____ to protect his room.

Accepted Answer

The officer used a biometric access system, which relies on unique physical characteristics (in this case, fingerprints) to grant access, explaining why the alarm was triggered when Harvey, who did not have the authorized fingerprint, attempted access.

Question 15

_____ occurs when an online buyer receives the proper items but falsely claims that they never arrived.

Accepted Answer

Online auction fraud includes various deceptive practices, one of which is when a buyer falsely claims not to have received the items they purchased, even though they were delivered as agreed. This type of fraud is common in online marketplaces and auction sites.

Question 16

_____ occurs when someone obtains enough information about a person to be able to masquerade as that person.

Accepted Answer

Identity theft involves obtaining enough personal information about someone to impersonate them, often for fraudulent purposes.

Question 17

​ Liz owns an accounting firm in Seattle. Due to a fire, the company experiences fluctuations in its electricity supply. Liz chalks out a plan that identifies who would take charge in case of a disaster. What type of plan has Liz prepared?

Accepted Answer

Liz has prepared a Business Continuity Plan, which outlines procedures and instructions an organization must follow in the face of disaster, including who will take charge to ensure the business keeps running.

Question 18

_____ is a scam that redirects traffic intended for a commonly used Web site to a bogus Web site set up by a person to obtain users' personal information.

Accepted Answer

Pharming is the correct term for a scam that redirects traffic from a legitimate website to a fraudulent one to harvest users' personal information.

Question 19

_____ is the complete malfunction of a computer.

Accepted Answer

System failure refers to the complete malfunction of a computer, where it stops working entirely or is unable to perform its required functions.

Question 20

_____ is a way of temporarily converting data into an unreadable form in order to protect that data from being viewed by unauthorized individuals.

Accepted Answer

Encryption is the process of converting data into an unreadable form to protect it from unauthorized access, ensuring that only authorized parties can read it by decrypting the data back into a readable form.

Quiz 6: Security and Privacy