ISTM 210 Final Exam Questions and Answers 100% Correct | Latest Update 2024
Computer Security - Correct Answer-concerned with risk management, confidentiality, integrity, and the availability of the electronic information that is processed and stored within a computing system
risk management - Correct Answer-includes the recognition, consequences, and assessment of risk to a computer's assets, and developing strategies to manage and protect them
hacker - Correct Answer-also known as hacktivist, is somebody who attempts to invade of disable a computer's security measures and then to steal the computer resources at
their leisure
unsecured computer - Correct Answer-computer that is extremely easy to breach, especially by a seasoned hacker
the key aspect of an intranet is ______ - Correct Answer-
privacy pg. 1 professoraxe l firewall - Correct Answer-entails specialized hardware and software working together that only authorized personnel and
employees within a business can use its intranet
________ keep unauthorized users out of private intranets - Correct Answer-firewalls
any communications in or out of an intranet pass through a special security computer called a ______________ as a precaution to protect from any external threats - Correct Answer-proxy server
port - Correct Answer-used to contain and delay structural fire
from spreading to contiguous buildings
standard security practices dictate a __________ firewall rule set in that the only network connections that are permitted are the ones that have been explicitly allowed - Correct Answer-default-deny
default-allow - Correct Answer-rule set in that all traffic is allowed unless it has been specifically blocked pg. 2 professoraxe l computer viruses - Correct Answer-computer files that reproduce by making copies of them within a computer's memory, storage, or on a network
metamorphic virus - Correct Answer-Are viruses can alter how
the appear and known to avoid detection.
malware - Correct Answer-programs specifically intended to penetrate or damage a computer system without the end user's knowledge
experimental malware - Correct Answer-written as research project to further understand how to combat them
worms - Correct Answer-self-replicating but can be potentially
more insidious in that is does not need to attach itself to an existing program to spread
Trojan horses - Correct Answer-program that often seems harmless and interesting at fist until it is executed pg. 3 professoraxe l spyware - Correct Answer-program that is installed covertly on a computer to capture or take control of the system without the user's knowledge or consent
adware - Correct Answer-also called advertising-supported software, programs that automatically display or download advertising to a computer
spamming - Correct Answer-also called junk email, abuse of an
email system to arbitrarily send millions of on solicited bulk messages
denial of service attack - Correct Answer-DoS for short, attempt to make a a computer or any of its resources unavailable to its intended users
reverse phishing/keylogging - Correct Answer-when a perpetrator logs onto a computer workstation and installs a program that simply records every keystroke made at the workstation's keyboard pg. 4 professoraxe l
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