Cybersecurity - Software Security

The designers of a new banking app believe that new clients should not only enter their client number and

password but also a verification code, and scan one of their fingerprints to sign into their account.

This security measure is best described as

• general authentication.

• two-factor authentication.

• multi-factor authentication.

• single-factor authentication.

Characteristics of data that has integrity include

• authenticity, clarity and relevance.

• accuracy, clarity and completeness.

• accuracy, relevance and readability.

• accuracy, reasonableness and relevance.

Actual data sets are not used to test software. Data sets are manufactured to test software.

If a manufactured data set was accidentally stored with an actual data set, what characteristic of data integrity would be most undermined by this mix-up?

• value

• timeliness

• authenticity

• reasonableness

Which one of the following best represents an ethical, but not legal, issue that may arise during the software development process?

• using customer data for personal financial gain

• incorporating addictive design elements in a children’s online learning application

• collecting sensitive data during a survey without the participant knowing what the data will be used for

• using code from a similar piece of software without the permission of the original developer

SeeMePoze is a new social media app. The following information was posted on the developer’s website:

‘SeeMePoze allows a diverse range of users to share their creativeness with the rest of the world through its

distinctive editing features. Get Pozing!’ This information is an example of

• a marketing strategy.

• a goal of an information system.

• an objective of an information system.

• a mission statement of an organisation.

Which of the following is not a likely threat to the software assets of an organisation?

• Natural disasters
• Malware

• Market competition
• Theft

List three ways of securing a building with IT resources.

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When hackers flood a website with traffic to block access, the attack is known as

• Phishing
• Malware
• Virus
• DDoS

Fooling a computer into trusting a fake IP address is known as

The difference between a virus and worm is

• A virus is a type of worm
• A worm is a type of virus
• Both are the same
• A worm can replicate itself while a virus needs a host program to reproduce