Test Your info-defense IQ: How Do You Rate?

July 09th, 2008 | Category: Tech Talk

Information safety measure is a dynamic field and, although [many] professionals have become much savvier on the subject, keeping track of the latest best practices can be a daunting task. How current are you? Take that quiz on info safety measure basics to find out.

1. considering no separate antivirus program can protect against all viruses, you can enhance protection by installing several different antivirus programs from trusted vendors. True or False?

2. Your company maintains a virtual private network (VPN) that allows off-site employees to connect to the company network via the Net. The VPN uses the latest and most secure encryption available, encoding all input from the remote computer all the way to the office server. By loading the VPN software on public computers, like those at hotel business centers, you can transact sensitive and confidential business by your company network with a high level of confidence in the defense. True or False?

3. Wired Equivalent Privacy

(WEP) encryption on Wi-Fi networks, which was cracked several years ago, should be avoided at all costs. True or False?

4. Using Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) encryption and media access control (MAC) address filtering on your Wi-Fi access point does not supply sufficient protection for transacting sensitive and confidential business via the Web from your wireless device or laptop computer. True or False?

5. You receive an e-mail from your company’s IT administrator warning that a new safety measure gap has been discovered in your corporate software. The e-mail provides a link to a patch site and directs you to download and install a patch to plug the vulnerability. Before clicking on the link and installing the patch, you should verify the legitimacy of the e-mail. True or False?

6. Your company maintains a top-notch info protection program. To capitalize on that strength, your marketing manager wants to build…

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