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_______ is when an email is sent to a user that looks authentic but takes them to a link where they
are asked to enter sensitive personal information. - Answers Phishing
T or F? The Stuxnet is a popular form of malware used to insert corrupt information on a computer. -
Answers False
T or F? The famous Stuxnet worm undermined North Korea's Nuclear Research program. - Answers
False
T or F? What makes the Net such an easy tool for terrorists is that the Net's underlying architecture is
a radically open one, designed to share information and not to conceal it. - Answers True
A _________ is a self-replicating program usually hidden away on another host program or file that
can disrupt a computer. - Answers virus
__________ travel automatically from one computer to another across network connections. -
Answers Worms
All of the following are categories of cybercrime, except:
a. computer sabotage
b. electronic break-ins
c. software piracy
d. privacy violations - Answers privacy violations
The Pentagon's Joint Strike Fighter project was a cybercrime act that fell into which category? -
Answers electronic break-ins
The two types of malware that from ransomware are the _________ designed to spread from one
computer to another and the _______ that is delivered by it. - Answers worm ; encrypting software
T or F? Computer-related crimes are ones committed by cyber-technology and fall into categories of
fraud, swindling, or embezzlement. - Answers True
Which ransomware program affected 230,000 computers within 48 hours, including those at large
companies and government agencies? - Answers WannaCry
T or F? The No Electronic Theft Act of 1997 involves the unauthorized distribution of computer parts. -
Answers False
T or F? The No Electronic Theft Act of 1997 forbids the willful infringement of a copyright for purposes
of commercial advantage or for some financial gain. - Answers True
T or F? A denial-of-service attack is when computers link up and steal user names and passwords from
around the world and switch them with other users. - Answers False
_______ _______ involves the unauthorized duplication of proprietary software and the distribution
or making available of those copies over the network. - Answers Software piracy
T or F? The process of solving social problems with technology must be firmly guided by government
regulations, and in the case of music or video, an awareness of the consumer's right to make backup
copies or to use a piece of content on diverse platforms (a Mac computer system, an iPhone, etc.). -
Answers False
Embedded in iTunes us a Digital Rights Management tool called _______________ that limits the
distribution of iTunes music. - Answers FairPlay
T or F? The government responded to Hollywood's request to protect their products by passing new
laws forbidding the creation, sale, or distribution of any interactive device that does not include and
utilize certified security technologies. - Answers True
T or F? The success of the music tool MP3.com restored confidence to the music world that digital
music can still be successfully distributed through traditional market mechanisms. - Answers False
T or F? A combination of law and code in Mac and PC device designs forbidding the copying of music
and videos is an inexpensive fix that will stop all forms of piracy. - Answers False
T or F? Hollywood and the music content industry are frustrated that coders have not found a
copyright protection code to prevent bootlegging of their products. - Answers True
T or F? It is a state-statute crime to cause the transmission of a program or piece of code that
intentionally causes damage to a protected computer. - Answers False
A ________ combines hacking and political activism. - Answers Hacktivist
_________ break into computer systems to steal data or plant worms. - Answers Hackers
T or F? White hat hackers are people who try to break into computers to test security systems. -
Answers True