1) Condentiality is sometimes confused with:
1. A) privacy. 2. B) authenticity. 3. C) integrity. 4. D) nonrepudiation. - Answers B
2) ________ refers to the ability to ensure that e-commerce participants do not deny their online
actions.
1. A) Nonrepudiation 2. B) Authenticity 3. C) Availability 4. D) Integrity - Answers A
3) ________ refers to the ability to identify the person or entity with whom you are dealing on the
Internet.
1. A) Nonrepudiation 2. B) Authenticity 3. C) Availability 4. D) Integrity - Answers B
4) Which of the following is an example of an integrity violation of e-commerce security?
1. A) A website is not actually operated by the entity the customer believes it to be. 2. B) A merchant
uses customer information in a manner not intended by the customer. 3. C) A customer denies that he
or she is the person who placed the order. 4. D) An unauthorized person intercepts an online
communication and changes its contents - Answers D
5) ________ refers to the ability to ensure that an e-commerce site continues to function as intended.
1. A) Nonrepudiation 2. B) Authenticity 3. C) Availability 4. D) Integrity - Answers C
6) Which of the following is an example of an online privacy violation?
1. A) your e-mail being read by a hacker 2. B) your online purchasing history being sold to other
merchants without your consent 3. C) your computer being used as part of a botnet 4. D) your e-mail
being altered by a hacker - Answers B
7) ________ refers to the ability to ensure that messages and data are only available to those authorized
to view them.
1. A) Condentiality 2. B) Integrity 3. C) Privacy 4. D) Availability - Answers A
8) Typically, the more security measures added to an e-commerce site, the slower and more dicult it
becomes to use. - Answers TRUE
10) All of the following experienced high-prole data breaches in 2015 except:
1. A) CVS. 2. B) Walgreens. 3. C) Amazon. 4. D) Experian. - Answers C
11) Bitcoins are an example of:
, 1. A) digital cash. 2. B) virtual currency. 3. C) a stored value payment system. 4. D) an EBPP system. -
Answers A
12) The overall rate of online credit card fraud is ________ of all online card transactions.
1. A) less than 1% 2. B) around 5% 3. C) around 10% 4. D) around 15% - Answers A
13) Which of the following has the Internet Advertising Bureau urged advertisers to abandon?
1. A) HTML 2. B) HTML5 3. C) Adobe Flash 4. D) Adobe Acrobat - Answers C
14) Accessing data without authorization on Dropbox is an example of which of the following?
1. A) social network security issue 2. B) cloud security issue 3. C) mobile platform security issue 4. D)
sning - Answers B
15) All of the following are prominent hacktivist groups except:
1. A) Anonymous. 2. B) LulzSec. 3. C) Impact Team. 4. D) Avid Life - Answers D
16) Concker is an example of a:
1. A) virus. 2. B) worm. 3. C) Trojan horse. 4. D) botnet. - Answers B
17) Which of the following is the leading cause of data breaches?
1. A) theft of a computer 2. B) accidental disclosures 3. C) hackers
D) DDos attacks - Answers C
18) Software that is used to obtain private user information such as a user's keystrokes or copies of e-
mail is referred to as:
1. A) spyware. 2. B) a backdoor. 3. C) browser parasite. 4. D) adware. - Answers A
19) In 2016, Yahoo revealed that it had experienced which of the following?
1. A) a high-prole data breach 2. B) a DDoS attack that shut down its website 3. C) a hacktivist attack to
protest its employment policies 4. D) a browser parasite - Answers A
20) What is the most frequent cause of stolen credit cards and card information today?
1. A) lost cards 2. B) the hacking and looting of corporate servers storing credit card information 3. C)
sning programs 4. D) phishing attacks - Answers B
21) Which dimension(s) of security is spoofing a threat to?