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What is the purpose of encryption in the context of information systems security?
What is the purpose of encryption in the context of information systems security?
- To allow data to be freely accessed by anyone
- To disassemble data into packets for secure transmission
- To track packets along their route using routers
- To scramble data so that only authorized parties can unscramble it (correct)
What is the primary function of routers in the context of data transmission over the internet?
What is the primary function of routers in the context of data transmission over the internet?
- To ensure data is freely accessible to all users
- To disassemble data into packets
- To keep track of packets along their route (correct)
- To reassemble data packets at the destination
Why are long passwords considered important for information security?
Why are long passwords considered important for information security?
- To make it easier for employees to remember their passwords
- To enhance security by making it harder for unauthorized parties to guess passwords (correct)
- To ensure that only authorized individuals can unscramble data
- To simplify the process of changing passwords regularly
What is the main difference between an intranet and an extranet?
What is the main difference between an intranet and an extranet?
What role does client-server computing play in enabling devices to work together?
What role does client-server computing play in enabling devices to work together?
What type of encryption uses a public key-private key pairing?
What type of encryption uses a public key-private key pairing?
Which aspect of the security triad involves ensuring that information being accessed has not been altered?
Which aspect of the security triad involves ensuring that information being accessed has not been altered?
What is used to identify someone through factors like something they know or something they have?
What is used to identify someone through factors like something they know or something they have?
What does a Virtual Private Network (VPN) allow a user outside of a corporate network to do?
What does a Virtual Private Network (VPN) allow a user outside of a corporate network to do?
What does Symmetric key encryption involve?
What does Symmetric key encryption involve?
What is the purpose of an Intrusion Detection System (IDS)?
What is the purpose of an Intrusion Detection System (IDS)?
'Governance of financial transactions shifting away from government-controlled institutions' is a concern related to which technology?
'Governance of financial transactions shifting away from government-controlled institutions' is a concern related to which technology?
'Locked doors' and 'Physical intrusion detection' are measures associated with which type of security?
'Locked doors' and 'Physical intrusion detection' are measures associated with which type of security?