Digital Forensics Investigation: Social and Ethical Consequences
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What is the purpose of compressing data?

  • To make the document appear differently than the actual content (correct)
  • To encrypt the data for protection
  • To make the data unreadable in its original form
  • To decode hidden messages

What is the primary objective of encrypting files?

  • To make files password-protected
  • To render information unreadable in its original form (correct)
  • To enhance the compression process
  • To substitute characters based on a chosen system

How do digital forensics examiners contribute to investigations?

  • By decoding hidden messages from compressed files
  • By analyzing computer storage devices to enhance encryption methods
  • By investigating social consequences of computer crimes
  • By uncovering fraud and tracking down hackers through digital evidence (correct)

Why is it important to find digital evidence of a computer crime?

<p>To prove authenticity and use it as evidence in legal proceedings (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What can be done if a document has been coded or compressed?

<p>Decrypt it if the method used is deciphered (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How can encrypted files be made readable again?

<p>By decrypting them using software or decryption techniques/codes (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main goal of digital forensics investigation?

<p>To identify and extract computer evidence (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How can psychological effects of cyber attacks impact individuals?

<p>Cause individual reclusion and isolation (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is 'moral decay' in the context of cyber attacks?

<p>Acceptance of actions as normal despite being viewed as immoral (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do recent DDoS and e-mail attacks impact the perception of morality in society?

<p>They normalize immoral actions (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a consequence of the loss of privacy due to headline-making e-attacks?

<p>Surge in demand for security solutions like patches and filters (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the context of digital forensics investigation, what is a significant consequence of the loss of trust?

<p>Difficulty in gathering credible evidence (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main purpose of adopting a proactive approach to cybersecurity?

<p>To mitigate the impact of computer crimes (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which factor contributed significantly to the sharp growth in reported computer attacks between 1980 and 2001?

<p>Growth of the Internet (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What group was considered as the first national news-making hacker group for their intrusion attacks via a Stanford University computer?

<p>414-Club (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What significant event occurred in 1986 related to computer crimes?

<p>Passing of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which development was NOT associated with the period between 1984 and 1987 in terms of computer crimes?

<p>US Congress passing the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of naming the group '414-Club'?

<p>It reflected their location based on area code (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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