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MIS 301 Chapter 19 Joglekar Question and answers already passed 2024 Which of the following factors is thought to have been at work during the Target security breach? - Malicious code was disguised by using the name of a legitimate software product. - The database for credit card transactions ...

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MIS 301 Chapter 19 Joglekar
Which of the following factors is thought to have been at work during the
Target security breach?


- Malicious code was disguised by using the name of a legitimate software
product.
- The database for credit card transactions wasn't sufficiently isolated from
other parts of the system.
- Target's security software could have automatically deleted detected
malware, but this function was turned off.
- None of the above.
- All of the above. - correct answer ✔All of the above


Although the attack on Target was one of the largest credit card breaches in
U.S. business history, the software that executed the attack was not
considered to be especially sophisticated. - correct answer ✔True


Which of the following is a valid observation regarding information security? -
correct answer ✔Information security isn't just a technology problem.


data harvesters - correct answer ✔Cybercriminals who infiltrate systems and
collect data for illegal resale.


cash-out fraudsters - correct answer ✔Criminals that purchase assets from
data harvesters to be used for illegal financial gain. Actions may include using
stolen credit card numbers to purchase goods, creating fake accounts via
identity fraud, and more.

, Botnets - correct answer ✔Hordes of surreptitiously infiltrated computers,
linked and controlled remotely, also known as zombie networks


DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) - correct answer ✔An attack where a
firm's computer systems are flooded with thousands of seemingly legitimate
requests, the sheer volume of which will slow or shut down the site's use.
DDoS attacks are often performed via botnets.


Hacktivist - correct answer ✔A protester seeking to make a political point by
leveraging technology tools, often through system infiltration, defacement, or
damage.


hacker - correct answer ✔A term that, depending on the context, may be
applied to either (1) someone who breaks into computer systems, or (2) a
particularly clever programmer.


hack - correct answer ✔A term that may, depending on the context, refer to
either (1) breaking into a computer system, or (2) a particularly clever solution.


white hat hackers - correct answer ✔Someone who uncovers computer
weaknesses without exploiting them. The goal of the white hat hacker is to
improve system security.


black hat hackers - correct answer ✔Computer criminals who exploit a
system's weakness for personal gain


Stuxnet showed that with computers at the heart of so many systems, it's now
possible to destroy critical infrastructure without firing a shot. - correct answer
✔True

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