LEGAL ISSUES IN INFORMATION SECURITY (ITN
267) MIDTERM REVIEW
1. A policy tells an organization how it must act and the consequences for failing to act
properly. T OR F?
Answer TRUE
2. Based on the descriptions given, what film does NOT exemplify the concept of
social engineering?
A) Office Space
Three friends and disgruntled coworkers at a tech company discover that the
company's accounting system has a computer glitch that calculates certain financial
information to six decimal points, but only records the first two decimal points in
the accounting files and then regularly discards the remaining fractions of pennies.
When the trio learns their jobs are in jeopardy, they create a computer program that
diverts the discarded fractions of pennies into a bank account they share. They
believe that the company will continue to pay them in installments small enough that
,the company will never notice but that will lead to a very large amount of money
over time.
B) The Sting
Two grifters create an elaborate plan to rob a mob boss of
a substantial amount of money. The grifters' plan relies on understanding the
personalities and gaining the trust of the mob boss and the people who surround
him.
C) Paper Moon
A con man meets a recently orphaned nine-year-old girl and he agrees to take her to
live with her aunt, who lives very far away. On their way to her aunt's house, the girl
sees that the con man routinely visits recently wid- owed women pretending to be a
bible salesman coming to collect money that the deceased husband owes for the
fancy, personalized bibles they allegedly purchased before dying. The widows are
usually grief stricken, and they agree to pay him after he earns their trust. On their
journey, the girl joins the con and pretends to be his daughter, and they become a
,formidable duo.
D) Ocean's Eleven
A team of 11 men of with various areas of expertise work together to rob
$150,000,000 from a Casino. In order for the plan to work, the men must gain access
to sensitive security information about vaults, security
, cameras, and safeguards by gaining the trust of various people who work in the casino.
Answer A) Oflce Space
Three friends and disgruntled coworkers at a tech company discover that the company's accounting system has a computer glitch
that calculates certain financial information to six decimal points, but only records the first two decimal points in the accounting files
and then regularly discards the remaining fractions of pennies. When the trio learns their jobs are in jeopardy, they create a
computer program that diverts the discarded fractions of pennies into a bank account they share. They believe that the company will
continue to pay them in installments small enough that the company will never notice but that will lead to a very large amount of
money over time.
3. A keystroke logger is harmful code intentionally left on a computer system.
It lies dormant for a certain period, and when specific conditions are met, it
"explodes" and carries out its malicious function. T OR F?
Answer FALSE
Correct Term
Logic Bomb
4. Under federal law, stored electronic communications can be accessed by the
267) MIDTERM REVIEW
1. A policy tells an organization how it must act and the consequences for failing to act
properly. T OR F?
Answer TRUE
2. Based on the descriptions given, what film does NOT exemplify the concept of
social engineering?
A) Office Space
Three friends and disgruntled coworkers at a tech company discover that the
company's accounting system has a computer glitch that calculates certain financial
information to six decimal points, but only records the first two decimal points in
the accounting files and then regularly discards the remaining fractions of pennies.
When the trio learns their jobs are in jeopardy, they create a computer program that
diverts the discarded fractions of pennies into a bank account they share. They
believe that the company will continue to pay them in installments small enough that
,the company will never notice but that will lead to a very large amount of money
over time.
B) The Sting
Two grifters create an elaborate plan to rob a mob boss of
a substantial amount of money. The grifters' plan relies on understanding the
personalities and gaining the trust of the mob boss and the people who surround
him.
C) Paper Moon
A con man meets a recently orphaned nine-year-old girl and he agrees to take her to
live with her aunt, who lives very far away. On their way to her aunt's house, the girl
sees that the con man routinely visits recently wid- owed women pretending to be a
bible salesman coming to collect money that the deceased husband owes for the
fancy, personalized bibles they allegedly purchased before dying. The widows are
usually grief stricken, and they agree to pay him after he earns their trust. On their
journey, the girl joins the con and pretends to be his daughter, and they become a
,formidable duo.
D) Ocean's Eleven
A team of 11 men of with various areas of expertise work together to rob
$150,000,000 from a Casino. In order for the plan to work, the men must gain access
to sensitive security information about vaults, security
, cameras, and safeguards by gaining the trust of various people who work in the casino.
Answer A) Oflce Space
Three friends and disgruntled coworkers at a tech company discover that the company's accounting system has a computer glitch
that calculates certain financial information to six decimal points, but only records the first two decimal points in the accounting files
and then regularly discards the remaining fractions of pennies. When the trio learns their jobs are in jeopardy, they create a
computer program that diverts the discarded fractions of pennies into a bank account they share. They believe that the company will
continue to pay them in installments small enough that the company will never notice but that will lead to a very large amount of
money over time.
3. A keystroke logger is harmful code intentionally left on a computer system.
It lies dormant for a certain period, and when specific conditions are met, it
"explodes" and carries out its malicious function. T OR F?
Answer FALSE
Correct Term
Logic Bomb
4. Under federal law, stored electronic communications can be accessed by the
