Management of information security 6th edition michael e whitman herbertd

,CHAPTER 1 P




1. CorruptionPofPinformationPcanPoccurPonlyPwhilePinformationPisPbeingPstor
ed.

a. True
*b.PFalse


2. ThePauthorizationPprocessPtakesPplacePbeforePthePauthenticationPpro
cess.

a. True
*b.PFalse


3. APwormPmayPbePablePtoPdepositPcopiesPofPitselfPontoPallPWebPserversPthatPth
ePinfectedPsystemPcanPreach,PsoPthatPusersPwhoPsubsequentlyPvisitPthosePsite
sPbecomePinfected.

*a.PTrue
b.PFalse


4. DoSPattacksPcannotPbePlaunchedPagainstProuters.

a. True
*b.PFalse


5. ThePfirstPstepPinPsolvingPproblemsPisPtoPgatherPfactsPandPmakePassum
ptions.

a. True
*b.PFalse


6. APdeviceP(orPaPsoftwarePprogramPonPaPcomputer)PthatPcanPmonitorPdataPtravel
ingPonPaPnetworkPisPknownPasPaPsocketPsniffer.PP

a. True
*b.PFalse


7. OnePformPofPe-
mailPattackPthatPisPalsoPaPDoSPattackPisPcalledPaPmailPspoof,PinPwhichPanPattac
kerPoverwhelmsPthePreceiverPwithPexcessivePquantitiesPofPe-mail.PP

a. True
*b.PFalse

,8. WhenPvoltagePlevelsPlagP(experiencePaPmomentaryPincrease),PthePextraPvolt
agePcanPseverelyPdamagePorPdestroyPequipment.PP

a. True
*b.PFalse


9. "ShoulderPspying"PisPusedPinPpublicPorPsemi-
publicPsettingsPwhenPindividualsPgatherPinformationPtheyParePnotPauthoriz
edPtoPhavePbyPlookingPoverPanotherPindividual’sPshoulderPorPviewingPthePinf
ormationPfromPaPdistance.PP

a. True
*b.PFalse


10. ThePtermPphreakerPisPnowPcommonlyPassociatedPwithPanPindividualPwhoPcrack
sPorPremovesPsoftwarePprotectionPthatPisPdesignedPtoPpreventPunauthorizedPdu
plication.PP

a. True
*b.PFalse


11. ThePapplicationPofPcomputingPandPnetworkPresourcesPtoPtryPeveryPposs
iblePcombinationPofPoptionsPofPaPpasswordPisPcalled
aPdictionaryPattack.PP

a. True
*b.PFalse


12. ThePmacroPvirusPinfectsPthePkeyPoperatingPsystemPfilesPlocatedPinPaPcompu
ter’sPstart-upPsector.PP

a. True
*b.PFalse


13. ThePmaliciousPcodePattackPincludesPthePexecutionPofPviruses,Pworms,PTroj
anPhorses,PandPactivePWebPscriptsPwithPthePintentPtoPdestroyPorPstealPinforma
tion.PP

*a.PTrue
b. False


14. A(n)PpolymorphicPthreatPisPonePthatPoverPtimePchangesPthePwayPitPappea
rsPtoPantivirusPsoftwarePprograms,PmakingPitPundetectablePbyPtechniquesPt
hatPlookPforPpre-configuredPsignatures.PP

*a.PTrue
b.PFalse

, 15. CommunicationsPsecurityPinvolvesPthePprotectionPofPwhichPofPthePfollowing?

a. radioPhandsets
b. people,PphysicalPassets
c. thePITPdepartment
*d.Pmedia,Ptechnology,PandPcontent


16. ThePprotectionPofPvoicePandPdataPcomponents,Pconnections,PandPcontentPisPknownPas
P security.
P




*a.Pnetwork
b. national
c. cyber
d. operational


17. ThePprotectionPofPconfidentiality,Pintegrity,PandPavailabilityPofPdataPregardlessPofPit
sPlocationPisPknownPas security.

*a.Pinformation
b. network
c. cyber
d. operational


18. APmodelPofPInfoSecPthatPoffersPaPcomprehensivePviewPofPsecurityPforPdataPwhilePbein
gPstored,Pprocessed,PorPtransmittedPisPthe securityPmodel.

*a.PCNSS
b. USMC
c. USNA
d. NPC


19. WhichPofPthePfollowingPisPaPC.I.A.PtriadPcharacteristicPthatPaddressesPthePthreatPfromP
corruption,Pdamage,Pdestruction,PorPotherPdisruptionPofPitsPauthenticPstate?

*a.Pintegrity
b. availability
c. authentication
d. accountability


20. AccordingPtoPthePC.I.A.Ptriad,PwhichPofPthePfollowingPisPthePmostPdesirablePcharacteristicPforP
privacy?

*a.Pconfidentiality