Phishing scams, one of the most prevalent cyber-crimes, are accomplished by: Oa. Cyber-criminal sending an attachment to a message that, when activated, can take over your system or delete your data. b. Cyber-criminal breaking into a business database to steal personal data like social security numbers, credit card, numbers, name, address, etc. Oc Cyber-criminal using a special scanner to steal your credit card information, including your pin number. Od.Cyber-criminals luring their targets using fake sites resembling trusted companies or pretending to be friends and family.

Phishing scams, one of the most prevalent cyber-crimes, are accomplished by: Oa. Cyber-criminal sending an attachment to a message that, when activated, can take over your system or delete your data. b. Cyber-criminal breaking into a business database to steal personal data like social security numbers, credit card, numbers, name, address, etc. Oc Cyber-criminal using a special scanner to steal your credit card information, including your pin number. Od.Cyber-criminals luring their targets using fake sites resembling trusted companies or pretending to be friends and family.

Accounting Information Systems

11th Edition

ISBN:9781337552127

Author:Ulric J. Gelinas, Richard B. Dull, Patrick Wheeler, Mary Callahan Hill

Publisher:Ulric J. Gelinas, Richard B. Dull, Patrick Wheeler, Mary Callahan Hill

Chapter9: Controlling Information Systems: Business Process And Application Controls

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 2SP

See similar textbooks

Similar questions

Types of Cyber Crimes. The following situations are similar, but each represents a variation of a particular crime. Identify the crime and point out the differences in the variations. (a) Chen, posing fraudulently as Diamond Credit Card Co., sends an e-mail to Emily, stating that the company has observed suspicious activity in her account and has frozen the account. The e-mail asks her to reregister her credit-card number and password to reopen the account. Chen's action is cyber theft. In this situation, it would be phishing, which is a district form of identity theft. Chen is the perpetrator to find out about Emily’s financial data and passwords by posing as Diamond Credit Card Co. The suspicious activity in her account and the frozen of her account are part of the schemes for the perpetrator to seek information from Emily. He included this information to frighten Emily, so she will immediately respond with information and her account wouldn’t be frozen. When Chen has her…
31.A computer abuse technique called ______________________________ involves a program that replicates itself on disks, in memory, and across networks. 32.A computer abuse technique called ______________________________ involves a programmer's inserting special code or passwords in a computer program that will allow the programmer to bypass the security features of the program. 33.A(n) ______________________________ is a computer abuse technique in which unauthorized code is inserted in a program, which, when activated, could cause a disaster such as shutting down a system or destroying data. 34.A(n) ______________________________ is a program that secretly takes over another Internet -attached computer and then uses that computer to launch attacks that can't be traced to the creator. 35.A(n) ______________________________ is a tool designed to assist you in evaluating the potential effectiveness of controls in a business process by matching control goals with…
Select the correct answer(s) for the following multiple choice questions. Note that there may be more than one correct answer. Which of the following statements is (are) true about computer fraud perpetrators? a. They are typically younger and are motivated by curiosity, the challenge of beating the system, and gaining stature in the hacking community. b. They do not see themselves as criminals and rarely, if ever, seek to turn their actions into money. c. They write and sell malicious software that infect computers with viruses or can be used to steal money or data that can be sold. d. They are a top FBI priority because they organize fraud schemes targeted at specific individuals and businesses.
Question #66: Lamar LLC is in the process of updating its revenues and receivables systems with the implementation of new accounting software. James Loden, Inc. is an independent information technology consultant who is assisting Tamar with the project. James has developed the following checklist containing internal control points that the company should consider in this new implementation: Will all data entry clerks and accounting personnel have their own PCs with log‐in IDs and password protection? Will different system access levels for different users be incorporated? Will customer orders be received via the Internet? Has the company identified an off‐site alternative computer processing location? Does the project budget include line items for an upgraded, uninterrupted power source and firewall? Required: In a two (2) page response, describe the control purpose for each point presented in the case.
Sniffer software isa. used by malicious Web sites to sniff data from cookies stored on the user’s hard drive. b. used by network administrators to analyze net- work traffic. c. used by bus topology intranets to sniff for carriers before transmitting a message to avoid data collisions. d. an illegal program downloaded from the Web to sniff passwords from the encrypted data of Internet customers. e. illegal software for decoding encrypted messages transmitted over a shared intranet channel.
1.A computer abuse technique called ______________________________ involves a program that replicates itself on disks, in memory, and across networks. 2.A computer abuse technique called ______________________________ involves a programmer's inserting special code or passwords in a computer program that will allow the programmer to bypass the security features of the program, 3.A(n) ______________________________ is a computer abuse technique in which unauthorized code is inserted in a program, which, when activated, could cause a disaster such as shutting down a system or destroying data. 4.A(n) ______________________________ is a program that secretly takes over another Internet -attached computer and then uses that computer to launch attacks that can't be traced to the creator. 5.A(n) ______________________________ is a tool designed to assist you in evaluating the potential effectiveness of controls in a business process by matching control goals with relevant…
Select the correct answer(s) for the following multiple-choice questions. Note that there may be more than one correct answer. Which of the following statements is (are) true? a. The type of computer fraud that is simplest and most common and that requires the least amount of skill is data b. The type of computer fraud that is the most difficult because it requires the most skill is computer instructions fraud c. The biggest cause of data breaches is organized by hacker groups. d. Losses from the theft of physical assets are much greater than those from the electronic theft of data e. In the absence of controls, it is not hard for a dishonest employee to steal data.
The major objectives of control are guard against frauds in data entry/processing check clerical handling of data before it enters a computer to provide a method to trace the steps and find where error has occurred automatically correct errors in data entry/processing Question 17Answer a. i and iii b. i,ii, iii, iv c. i, ii and iv d. i, ii, and iii e. i only
Select the correct answer(s) for the following multiple-choice questions. Note that there may be more than one correct answer. The number of incidents and the total dollar losses from computer fraud are increasing rapidly for several reasons: a. Many instances of computer fraud go undetected and many frauds are not reported. b. Many companies are moving to cloud services where there are few data security controls. c. Internet sites offer step-by-step instructions on how to perpetrate computer fraud and abuse. d. Law enforcement is not interested in preventing or prosecuting computer fraud. e. There are no laws against computer fraud so prosecution is difficult