Cyber Security: Chapter 21

True or False: Computer security, information security, and information technology (IT) security all mean the same thing and are interchangeable terms.

• True

• False

True or False: Counterintelligence is an important function and can be applied in private sector companies as well as in government agencies.

• True

• False

True or False: Legal measures are generally “reactive” rather than “proactive” in nature.

• True

• False

Company's value generally lies in information and intangible assets?

• 90%

• 50%

• 10%

• 75%

The practice of asset protection focuses on which categories of “assets”?

• Information

• Physical

• People

• Property

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the Economic Espionage Act of 1996?

• Federal crime to steal trade secrets

• It is forward-looking piece of legislation

• In includes "altering" information as a prohibited act

• It must be updated every 5 years

According to this chapter, the field of "information security" includes:

• Competitive intelligence

• IT Security

• Intellectual Property Protection

• Traditional Information Security

When an information loss is known or suspected, the following actions should be taken:

• Corrective actions

• Damage assessment

• Containment

• Determine root cause

True or False: Information that is lost is not permanently lost

• True

• False

True or False: An important tool in protecting information assets is the economics Espionage Act (EEA) of 1996

• True

• False