CIST1601- New Chapter 7 Review Questions and answers

1. What is the ultimate goal of espionage? A) To subvert a rival government B) To obtain information that has value C) To subvert a rival business D) To obtain information not otherwise available D) To obtain information not otherwise available 2. Whatis the best outcome for a spy attempting an espionage activity? A) To obtain information without the target even realizing he did so B) To obtain information with or without the target realizing he did so C) To obtain information and discredit the target D) To obtain information and cause harm to the target A) To obtain information without the target even realizing he did so 00:01 01:20 3. Whatis the usual motivating factor for corporate/industrial espionage? A) Ideological B) Political C) Economic D) Revenge C) Economic 4. Which of the following types of information would be a likely target for industrial espionage? A) A new algorithm that the company's IT department has generated B) A new marketing plan that the company has formulated C) A list of all the company's customers D) All of the above are correct. D) All of the above are correct. 5. Which of the following is a likely reason that an organization might be reluctant to admit it has been a victim of corporate espionage? A) It would embarrass the IT department. B) It would embarrass the CEO. C) It might cause stock value to decline. D) It might lead to involvement in a criminal prosecution. C) It might cause stock value to decline. 6. Whatis the difference between corporateand industrialespionage? A) None; they are interchangeable terms. B) Industrial espionage only refers to heavy industry,such as factories. C) Corporate espionage only refers to executive activities. D) Corporate espionage only refers to publicly traded companies. A) None; they are interchangeable terms. 7. You can calculate the value of information by what formula? A) Resources needed to produce the information,plus resources gained from the information B) Resources needed to produce the information,multiplied by resources gained from the information C) Time taken to derive the information,plus money needed to derive the information D) Time taken to derive the information,multiplied by money needed to derive the information A) Resources needed to produce the information,plus resources gained from the information 8. If a company purchases a high-end UNIX server to use for its research and development department,what is probably the most valuable part of the system? A) The high-end UNIX server B) The information on the server C) The devices used to protect the server D) The room to store the server B) The information on the server 9. Information is an asset to your company if it A) Cost any sum of money to produce B) Cost a significant sum of money to produce C) Might have economic value D) Might cost significant money to reproduce C) Might have economic value 10. Whatis the greatest security risk to any company? A) Disgruntled employees B) Hackers C) Industrial spies D) Faulty network security A) Disgruntled employees 11. Which of the following is the best definition for spyware? A) Software that assists in corporate espionage B) Software that monitors activity on a computer C) Software that logs computer keystrokes D) Software that steals data B) Software that monitors activity on a computer 12. Whatis the highest level of security you can expect to obtain? A) A level of security that makes the effort required to get information more than the value of the information B) A level of security comparable with government security agencies,such as the Central Intelligence Agency C) A level of security that has a 92.5% success rate in stopping intrusion D) A level of security that has a 98.5% success rate in stopping intrusion A) A level of security that makes the effort required to get information more than the value of the information