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True or False

True or False


This activity contains 15 questions.

	Cyber attacks have been decreasing over the last five years.    True  False

	Internet connections are often the point of access for cyber attacks.    True  False

	Lack of security in one part of a network can affect the entire network because security systems are only as strong as their weakest links.    True  False

	A vulnerability is a weakness in an asset.    True  False

	Using someone else’s passwords written on a note is an example of a non technical attack.    True  False

	A firewall is software and/or hardware that protects a private network from the Internet.    True  False

	If an action is legal, it must also be ethical.    True  False

	Ethical standards vary from organization to organization.    True  False

	When discussing copyright law, the ethical issued concerned is accuracy.    True  False

	Privacy is the right to be left alone and the right to be free of unreasonable personal intrusions.    True  False

	The introduction of computers has allowed for privacy to be more easily compromised.    True  False

	Fear about the loss of privacy is not significant to EC.    True  False

	Cookies are mainly used to spy on Web users.    True  False

	Privacy protection on the Internet is poor.    True  False

	Disputes over domain names are generally a question of patent law.    True  False

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