Question 1

A(n)____________________ is an application error that occurs when more data is sent to a program buffer than it is designed to handle.

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Question 2

A(n)____________________ hacks the public telephone network to make free calls or disrupt services.

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Question 3

A momentary low voltage is called a(n)____________________.

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Question 4

Describe the capabilities of a sniffer.

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Question 5

When information gatherers employ techniques that cross the threshold of what is legal or ethical,they are conducting industrial ____________________.

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Question 6

Some information gathering techniques are quite legal,for example,using a Web browser to perform market research.These legal techniques are called,collectively,competitive ____________________.

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Question 7

The timing attack explores the contents of a Web browser's ____________________.

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Question 8

The expert hacker sometimes is called ____________________ hacker.

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Question 9

Attempting to reverse-calculate a password is called ____________________.

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Question 10

Script ____________________ are hackers of limited skill who use expertly written software to attack a system.

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Question 11

In the context of information security,____________________ is the process of using social skills to convince people to reveal access credentials or other valuable information to the attacker.

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Question 12

Describe viruses and worms.

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Question 13

____________________ is a technique used to gain unauthorized access to computers,wherein the intruder sends messages with a source IP address that has been forged to indicate that the messages are coming from a trusted host.

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Question 14

____________________ is unsolicited commercial e-mail.

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Question 15

ESD means electrostatic ____________________.

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Question 16

A(n)____________________ is an identified weakness in a controlled system,where controls are not present or are no longer effective.

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Question 17

A(n)____________________ is an act that takes advantage of a vulnerability to compromise a controlled system.

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Question 18

List at least six general categories of threat.

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Quiz 2: The Need for Security