What do programmers use to transfer sensitive data?
Programmers use Secure Sockets Layers (SSL)
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Name two different types of threats?
Forces of nature, software attacks, compromises of intellectual property, trespass or espionage, information extortion, technological obsolescence, etc.
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What are two different types of software attacks?
Viruses, Worms, Trojan Horses, and Malware.
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What is a contingency plan in information security?
A contingency plan is something that implements controls to limit damage.
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What is a vulnerability?
It identifies weakness in a controlled system where controls aren't present or are no longer effective.
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Describe a timing attack.
A timing attack explores the contents of a Web browser's cache and stores a malicious cookie on the client's system.
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Give an example of human error or failure.
Accidents and employee mistakes.
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When do deliberate software attacks occur?
When an individual or group designs and deploys software to attack a system.
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Name one plan to follow during a disaster?
Follow Contingency Plan.
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How is an attack accomplished?
Through threat agents.
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What is Pharming?
Pharming is "the redirection of legitimate Web traffic (e.g., browser requests) to an illegitimate site for the purpose of obtaining private information.
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What is software piracy?
Unlawful use or duplication of software based intellectual property.
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What are the three names that the software is referred as?
Malicious code, malicious software, and malware.
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Name 3 types of forces of nature
Floods, Fire, Earthquake, Tsunami, Lightning, Land slide, Tornado, Hurricane, E.S.D., etc.
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Explain what attacks are in information security and exactly what do they do.
An act that takes advantage of a vulnerability to compromise a controlled system.
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What is it called when an attacker routes large quantities of e-mail to the target?
A mail bomb attack.
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What does CSI stand for in computer information security?
Computer Security Institute.
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What do viruses do?
Its segments of codes that behave like a virus pathogen and attacks while replicating.
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What do organizations do to protect against forces of nature?
They prepare disaster recovery plans, business continuity plans, and incident response plans.
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Name 5 types of attacks.
Malicious code, hoaxes, back doors, password crack, brute force, dictionary, DDOS, DOS, spoofing, man in the middle, spam, mail bombing, sniffers, social engineering, phishing, pharming, and timing attack.
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What's a zombie attack and how do you prevent it?
Happy B-Day Billy.
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What are Trojan horses?
Trojan horses are software programs that hide their nature and reveal their designed behavior only when activated.
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What are hackers?
People who use and create computer software to gain access to information illegally.
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What do forces of nature do to information security?
Disrupts storage transmission and use of information.
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What are hoaxes?
A type of attack that attacks on computer systems is a transmission of a virus hoax with a real virus attack.