INFO 3130 EXAM 2 (UNCC) 2025/2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
Evil twins - ANS Wireless networks that pretend to be legitimate Wi-Fi networks to entice
participants to log on and reveal passwords or credit card numbers.
HIPAA - ANS Law outlining medical security and privacy rules and procedures for simplifying
the administration of health care billing and automating the transfer of health care data
between health care providers, payers, and plans
Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act - ANS Requires financial institutions to ensure the security and
confidentiality of customer data.
Sarbanes-Oxley Act - ANS Law passed in 2002 that imposes responsibility on companies and
their management to protect investors by safeguarding the accuracy and integrity of financial
information that is used internally and released externally.
Keyloggers - ANS Spyware that records every keystroke made on a computer.
Malware - ANS Malicious software programs such as computer viruses, worms, and Trojan
horses.
Spam - ANS Unsolicited commercial emails
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, Spoofing - ANS Tricking or deceiving computer systems or other computer users by hiding
one's identity or faking the identity of another user on the Internet.
Spyware - ANS Technology that aids in gathering information about a person or organization
without their knowledge.
SQL injection attack - ANS Attack against a website that takes advantage of vulnerabilities in
poorly coded SQL applications to introduce malicious program code into a company's systems
and networks.
Phishing - ANS A form of spoofing involving setting up fake websites or sending email
messages that look like those of legitimate businesses to ask users for confidential personal
data.
Pharming - ANS Phishing technique that redirects users to a bogus web page, even when the
individual types the correct web page address into his or her browser.
Ransomware - ANS Malware that extorts money from users by taking control of their
computers or displaying annoying pop-up messages.
Denial of service attack (DoS) - ANS Flooding a network server or web server with false
communications or requests for services to crash the network.
Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) - ANS Attack that uses numerous computers to inundate
and overwhelm a network from numerous launch points.
Digital certificates - ANS Attachments to an electronic message to verify the identity of the
sender and provide the receiver with the means to encode a reply.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
Evil twins - ANS Wireless networks that pretend to be legitimate Wi-Fi networks to entice
participants to log on and reveal passwords or credit card numbers.
HIPAA - ANS Law outlining medical security and privacy rules and procedures for simplifying
the administration of health care billing and automating the transfer of health care data
between health care providers, payers, and plans
Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act - ANS Requires financial institutions to ensure the security and
confidentiality of customer data.
Sarbanes-Oxley Act - ANS Law passed in 2002 that imposes responsibility on companies and
their management to protect investors by safeguarding the accuracy and integrity of financial
information that is used internally and released externally.
Keyloggers - ANS Spyware that records every keystroke made on a computer.
Malware - ANS Malicious software programs such as computer viruses, worms, and Trojan
horses.
Spam - ANS Unsolicited commercial emails
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, Spoofing - ANS Tricking or deceiving computer systems or other computer users by hiding
one's identity or faking the identity of another user on the Internet.
Spyware - ANS Technology that aids in gathering information about a person or organization
without their knowledge.
SQL injection attack - ANS Attack against a website that takes advantage of vulnerabilities in
poorly coded SQL applications to introduce malicious program code into a company's systems
and networks.
Phishing - ANS A form of spoofing involving setting up fake websites or sending email
messages that look like those of legitimate businesses to ask users for confidential personal
data.
Pharming - ANS Phishing technique that redirects users to a bogus web page, even when the
individual types the correct web page address into his or her browser.
Ransomware - ANS Malware that extorts money from users by taking control of their
computers or displaying annoying pop-up messages.
Denial of service attack (DoS) - ANS Flooding a network server or web server with false
communications or requests for services to crash the network.
Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) - ANS Attack that uses numerous computers to inundate
and overwhelm a network from numerous launch points.
Digital certificates - ANS Attachments to an electronic message to verify the identity of the
sender and provide the receiver with the means to encode a reply.
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