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____ is any technology that aids in gathering information about a person or organization without their knowledge.

A) A bot
B) Spyware
C) A Trojan
D) A worm

E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

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An advance-fee fraud attack involves the interception of cryptographic elements to determine keys and encryption algorithms.

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B) False

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Packet munchkins use automated exploits to engage in distributed denial-of-service attacks. _________________________

A table of hash values and their corresponding plaintext values that can be used to look up password values if an attacker is able to steal a system's encrypted password file is known as a(n) __________.

Forces of nature, sometimes called acts of God, can present some of the most dangerous threats because they usually occur with very little warning and are beyond the control of people.

When information gatherers employ techniques that cross a legal or ethical threshold, they are conducting __________.

A(n) ____________________ is a potential weakness in an asset or its defensive control(s).

Which of the following functions does information security perform for an organization?

Expert hackers are extremely talented individuals who usually devote lots of time and energy to attempting to break into other people's information systems.

"4-1-9" fraud is an example of a ____________________ attack.

DoS attacks cannot be launched against routers.

Information security's primary mission is to ensure that systems and their contents retain their confidentiality at any cost.

There are 12 general categories of threat to an organization's people, information, and systems. List at least six of the general categories of threat and identify at least one example of those listed.

A device (or a software program on a computer) that can monitor data traveling on a network is known as a socket sniffer. _________________________

A number of technical mechanisms-digital watermarks and embedded code, copyright codes, and even the intentional placement of bad sectors on software media-have been used to deter or prevent the theft of software intellectual property.

Hackers are "persons who access systems and information without authorization and often illegally." _________________________

As frustrating as viruses and worms are, perhaps more time and money is spent on resolving virus ____________________.

____________________ is the premeditated, politically motivated attacks against information, computer systems, computer programs, and data that result in violence against noncombatant targets by subnational groups or clandestine agents.

A(n) polymorphic threat is one that over time changes the way it appears to antivirus software programs, making it undetectable by techniques that look for preconfigured signatures. _________________________

____________________ are malware programs that hide their true nature and reveal their designed behavior only when activated.