Title: Information Security and Cybersecurity
Course: Demo 1

Q: A denial of service attack:
- prevents all access to the Internet by targeting an organization’s Web server.
- completely disrupts electronic business for the attacked entity until it is resolved.
- is generally used by an entity that is known to the business.
A: prevents all access to the Internet by targeting an organization’s Web server.; completely disrupts electronic business for the attacked entity until it is resolved.

Q: Matt does a great deal of his shopping online and pays for his purchases using his personal credit card. He has the information stored on the website’s “secure server” so that he can use “one-click checkout” when he is ready to place his order. The website’s security system is breached and customers’ personal information such as credit card numbers, addresses and passwords are accessed. Matt’s information is among the information accessed. Matt is the victim of ________.
- a Trojan horse
- electronic spying
- a Cyber Crime
A: a Cyber Crime

Q: A specific type of computer virus that gains access by posing as a safe application is:
- a worm
- spoofing
- a Trojan horse
A: a Trojan horse

Q: When an individual impersonates another user or site in order to act in a malicious way, it is called:
- a Trojan horse
- a worm
- spoofing
A: spoofing

Q: The Digital Millennium Copyright Act:
- forbids illegal copying, or pirating, of music.
- carries stiff penalties including jail time and fees of up to $250,000.
- is largely unenforceable.
A: forbids illegal copying, or pirating, of music.; carries stiff penalties including jail time and fees of up to $250,000.

Q: Internet theft that is conducted by stealing passwords:
- benefits from the fact that many people use the same passwords across multiple sites
- may use bogus sites to capture individuals’ information
- is largely ineffective due to the care consumers generally take with Internet security
A: benefits from the fact that many people use the same passwords across multiple sites; may use bogus sites to capture individuals’ information

Q: In 2007 T. J. Maxx announced that more than 45 million customers’ credit card information had been stolen. The company acknowledged a security breach that allowed the thieves to find and use credit card numbers stored on their servers. The company could have better protected the credit card information by using:
- a Trojan horse
- spoofing
- encryption
A: encryption