E-Commerce - Chap 5

1) Confidentiality is sometimes confused with:

• A) privacy.
• B) authenticity.
• C) integrity.
• D) nonrepudiation.

2) ________ is the ability to ensure that e-commerce participants do not deny their online actions.

• A) Nonrepudiation
• B) Authenticity
• C) Availability
• D) Integrity

3) ________ is the ability to identify the person or entity with whom you are dealing on the Internet.

• A) Nonrepudiation
• B) Authenticity
• C) Availability
• D) Integrity

4) Which of the following is an example of an integrity violation of e-commerce security?

• A) A website is not actually operated by the entity the customer believes it to be.
• B) A merchant uses customer information in a manner not intended by the customer.
• C) A customer denies that he is the person who placed the order.
• D) An unauthorized person intercepts an online communication and changes its contents.

5) ________ is the ability to ensure that an e-commerce site continues to function as intended.

• A) Nonrepudiation
• B) Authenticity
• C) Availability
• D) Integrity

6) Which of the following is an example of an online privacy violation?

• A) your e-mail being read by a hacker
• B) your online purchasing history being sold to other merchants without your consent
• C) your computer being used as part of a botnet
• D) your e-mail being altered by a hacker

7) ________ is the ability to ensure that messages and data are only available to those authorized to view them.

• A) Confidentiality
• B) Integrity
• C) Privacy
• D) Availability

8) Which of the following is not a key factor for establishing e-commerce security?

• A) data integrity
• B) technology
• C) organizational policies
• D) laws and industry standards

9) According to Ponemon Institute's 2019 survey, which of the following was causes of the costliest cybercrimes?

• A) malicious insiders
• B) web-based attacks
• C) denial of service
• D) botnets

10) Typically, the more security measures added to an e-commerce site, the slower and more difficult it becomes to use.

• TRUE
• FALSE