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CHAPTER 10: COMPUTER SECURITY AND RISKS Multiple Choice: 1. In a survey of more than 500 companies and government agencies, ____________ percent detected computer security breaches. A. 20 B. 75 C. 85 D. 99 Answer: C Reference: The Digital Dossier Difficulty: Moderate 2. The survey showed that these businesses lost more than ____________ due to security breaches. A. $100,000 each B. $377 million C. five employees each D. $1 million Answer: B Reference: The Digital Dossier Difficulty: Moderate 3. The typical computer criminal is a(n): A. young hacker. B. trusted employee with no criminal record. C. trusted employee with a long, but unknown criminal record. D. overseas young cracker. Answer: B Reference: The Digital Dossier Difficulty: Moderate Copyright © 2008 Prentice-Hall. All rights reserved. Chapter 10: Computer Security and Risks 4. The majority of computer crimes are committed by: A. hackers. B. insiders. C. overseas criminals. D. young teenage computer geniuses. Answer: B Reference: The Digital Dossier Difficulty: Moderate 5. The common name for the crime of stealing passwords is: A. spooling. B. identity theft. C. spoofing. D. hacking. Answer: C Reference: Theft by Computer Difficulty: Moderate 6. The FBI’s Operation Cyber Loss was designed to crack down on: A. computer theft. B. identity theft. C. Internet fraud