Information Security and Ethics Quiz
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What are the five factors contributing to the increasing vulnerability of information resources?

  • Hardware failures, software bugs, system crashes, power outages, and network failures
  • Human errors, social engineering, technological advancements, lack of security policies, and globalization (correct)
  • Unauthorized access, system disruption, modification, destruction, and disclosure
  • Malware, phishing, data breaches, insider threats, and natural disasters
  • What is an example of a deliberate software attack?

  • Hardware malfunction
  • Power outage
  • Network congestion
  • Denial of Service (DoS) (correct)
  • What are the three major types of controls that organizations can use to protect their information resources?

  • Intrusion detection systems, biometric authentication, and access control lists
  • Firewalls, antivirus software, and encryption
  • Backup systems, disaster recovery plans, and redundant hardware
  • Physical controls, technical controls, and administrative controls (correct)
  • What does information security refer to?

    <p>Processes and policies designed to protect an organization’s information and information systems from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an example of a threat to an information resource?

    <p>Unauthorized access</p> Signup and view all the answers

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