ETHICS REVIEW D333 WGU EXAM
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◉ advanced persistent threat (APT). Answer: A network attack in which
an intruder gains access to a network and stays there—undetected—with
the intention of stealing data over a long period of time (weeks or even
months).
◉ Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
(TRIPS). Answer: An agreement of the World Trade Organization that
requires member governments to ensure that intellectual property rights
can be enforced under their laws and that penalties for infringement are
tough enough to deter further violations.
◉ American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Answer: A wide-ranging
act that authorized $787 billion in spending and tax cuts over a 10-year
period and included strong privacy provisions for electronic health
records, such as banning the sale of health information, promoting the
use of audit trails and encryption, and providing rights of access for
patients.
,◉ annualized loss expectancy (ALE). Answer: The estimated loss from a
potential risk event over the course of a year. The following equation is
used to calculate the annual loss expectancy: ARO × SLE = ALE. Where
ARO is the annualized rate of occurrence, an estimate of the probability
that this event will occur over the course of a year and SLE is the single
loss expectancy, the estimated loss that would be incurred if the event
happens.
◉ annualized rate of occurrence (ARO). Answer: An estimate of the
probability that a risk event will occur over the course of a year.
◉ anonymous remailer service. Answer: A service that allows
anonymity on the Internet by using a computer program that strips the
originating header and/or IP address from the message and then forwards
the message to its intended recipient.
◉ anti-SLAPP laws. Answer: Laws designed to reduce frivolous
SLAPPs (strategic lawsuit against public participation (SLAPP), which
is a lawsuit filed by corporations, government officials, and others
against citizens and community groups who oppose them on matters of
concern).
◉ audit committee. Answer: A group that provides assistance to the
board of directors in fulfilling its responsibilities with respect to the
oversight of the quality and integrity of the organization's accounting
and reporting practices and controls, including financial statements and
reports; the organization's compliance with legal and regulatory
,requirements; the qualifications, independence, and performance of the
company's independent auditor; and the performance of the company's
internal audit team.
◉ Bathsheba syndrome. Answer: The moral corruption of people in
power, which is often facilitated by a tendency for people to look the
other way when their leaders act inappropriately.
◉ Bill of Rights. Answer: The first 10 amendments to the United States
Constitution that spell out additional rights of individuals.
◉ black-box testing. Answer: A type of dynamic testing that involves
viewing the software unit as a device that has expected input and output
behaviors but whose internal workings are unknown (a black box).
◉ blended threat. Answer: A sophisticated threat that combines the
features of a virus, worm, Trojan horse, and other malicious code into a
single payload.
◉ body of knowledge. Answer: An agreed-upon sets of skills and
abilities that all licensed professionals must possess.
◉ botnet. Answer: A large group of computers, which are controlled
from one or more remote locations by hackers, without the knowledge or
consent of their owners.
, ◉ breach of the duty of care. Answer: The failure to act as a reasonable
person would act.
◉ BSA | The Software Alliance. Answer: A trade group that represent
the world's largest software and hardware manufacturers.
◉ business continuity plan. Answer: A risk-based strategy that includes
an occupant emergency evacuation plan, a continuity of operations plan,
and an incident management plan with an active governance process to
minimize the potential impact of any security incident and to ensure
business continuity in the event of a cyberattack or some form of
disaster.
◉ business information system. Answer: A set of interrelated
components—including hardware, software, databases, networks,
people, and procedures—that collects and processes data and
disseminates the output.
◉ Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) models. Answer:
Collection of best practices that help organizations improve their
processes.
◉ CAPTCHA (Completely Automated Public Turing Test to Tell
Computers and Humans Apart). Answer: Software that generates and
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◉ advanced persistent threat (APT). Answer: A network attack in which
an intruder gains access to a network and stays there—undetected—with
the intention of stealing data over a long period of time (weeks or even
months).
◉ Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
(TRIPS). Answer: An agreement of the World Trade Organization that
requires member governments to ensure that intellectual property rights
can be enforced under their laws and that penalties for infringement are
tough enough to deter further violations.
◉ American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Answer: A wide-ranging
act that authorized $787 billion in spending and tax cuts over a 10-year
period and included strong privacy provisions for electronic health
records, such as banning the sale of health information, promoting the
use of audit trails and encryption, and providing rights of access for
patients.
,◉ annualized loss expectancy (ALE). Answer: The estimated loss from a
potential risk event over the course of a year. The following equation is
used to calculate the annual loss expectancy: ARO × SLE = ALE. Where
ARO is the annualized rate of occurrence, an estimate of the probability
that this event will occur over the course of a year and SLE is the single
loss expectancy, the estimated loss that would be incurred if the event
happens.
◉ annualized rate of occurrence (ARO). Answer: An estimate of the
probability that a risk event will occur over the course of a year.
◉ anonymous remailer service. Answer: A service that allows
anonymity on the Internet by using a computer program that strips the
originating header and/or IP address from the message and then forwards
the message to its intended recipient.
◉ anti-SLAPP laws. Answer: Laws designed to reduce frivolous
SLAPPs (strategic lawsuit against public participation (SLAPP), which
is a lawsuit filed by corporations, government officials, and others
against citizens and community groups who oppose them on matters of
concern).
◉ audit committee. Answer: A group that provides assistance to the
board of directors in fulfilling its responsibilities with respect to the
oversight of the quality and integrity of the organization's accounting
and reporting practices and controls, including financial statements and
reports; the organization's compliance with legal and regulatory
,requirements; the qualifications, independence, and performance of the
company's independent auditor; and the performance of the company's
internal audit team.
◉ Bathsheba syndrome. Answer: The moral corruption of people in
power, which is often facilitated by a tendency for people to look the
other way when their leaders act inappropriately.
◉ Bill of Rights. Answer: The first 10 amendments to the United States
Constitution that spell out additional rights of individuals.
◉ black-box testing. Answer: A type of dynamic testing that involves
viewing the software unit as a device that has expected input and output
behaviors but whose internal workings are unknown (a black box).
◉ blended threat. Answer: A sophisticated threat that combines the
features of a virus, worm, Trojan horse, and other malicious code into a
single payload.
◉ body of knowledge. Answer: An agreed-upon sets of skills and
abilities that all licensed professionals must possess.
◉ botnet. Answer: A large group of computers, which are controlled
from one or more remote locations by hackers, without the knowledge or
consent of their owners.
, ◉ breach of the duty of care. Answer: The failure to act as a reasonable
person would act.
◉ BSA | The Software Alliance. Answer: A trade group that represent
the world's largest software and hardware manufacturers.
◉ business continuity plan. Answer: A risk-based strategy that includes
an occupant emergency evacuation plan, a continuity of operations plan,
and an incident management plan with an active governance process to
minimize the potential impact of any security incident and to ensure
business continuity in the event of a cyberattack or some form of
disaster.
◉ business information system. Answer: A set of interrelated
components—including hardware, software, databases, networks,
people, and procedures—that collects and processes data and
disseminates the output.
◉ Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) models. Answer:
Collection of best practices that help organizations improve their
processes.
◉ CAPTCHA (Completely Automated Public Turing Test to Tell
Computers and Humans Apart). Answer: Software that generates and
