WGU C961 - Ethics in Technology
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Bathsheba syndrome ✔✔The moral corruption of people in power, which is often facilitated by a
tendency for people to look the other way when their leader
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WGU C961 - Ethics in Technology
Questions and Answers Graded A+
Bathsheba syndrome ✔✔The moral corruption of people in power, which is often facilitated by a
tendency for people to look the other way when their leaders act inappropriately.
code of ethics ✔✔A statement that highlights an organization's key ethical issues and identifies
the overarching values and principles that are important to the organization and its decisionmaking.
corporate compliance officer
OR
corporate ethics officer ✔✔A senior-level manager who provides an organization with vision and
leadership in the area of business conduct.
corporate social responsibility (CSR) ✔✔The concept that an organization should act ethically by
taking responsibility for the impact of its actions on its shareholders, consumers, employees,
community, environment, and suppliers.
ethics ✔✔A code of behavior that is defined by the group to which an individual belongs.
integrity ✔✔Adherence to a personal code of principles.
law ✔✔A system of rules that govern what we can and cannot do.
morals ✔✔The personal principles upon which an individual bases his or her decisions about what
is right and what is wrong.
problem statement ✔✔A clear, concise description of the issue that needs to be addressed.social audit ✔✔A process whereby an organization reviews how well it is meeting its ethical and
social responsibility goals and communicates its new goals for the upcoming year.
software piracy ✔✔A form of copyright infringement that involves making copies of software or
enabling others to access software to which they are not entitled.
supply chain sustainability ✔✔A component of corporate social responsibility (CSR) that focuses
on developing and maintaining a supply chain that meets the needs of the present without
compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs.
stakeholder ✔✔Someone who stands to gain or lose, depending on how a particular situation is
resolved.
vice ✔✔A habit of unacceptable behavior.
virtue ✔✔A habit that inclines people to do what is acceptable.
advanced persistent threat (APT) ✔✔A network attack in which an intruder gains access to a
network and stays there - undetected - with the intention of stealing data over a long period of time
(weeks or even months).
antivirus software ✔✔Software that scans for a specific sequence of bytes, known as a virus
signature, that indicates the presence of a specific virus.
blended threat ✔✔A sophisticated threat that combines the features of a virus, worm, Trojan horse,
and other malicious code into a single payload.
botnet ✔✔A large group of computers, which are controlled from one or more remote locations
by hackers, without the knowledge or consent of their owners.bring your own device (BYOD) ✔✔A business policy that permits - and in some cases, encourages
- employees to use their own mobile devices (smartphones, tablets, or laptops) to access company
resources and applications, including email, corporate databases, the corporate intranet, and the
internet.
business continuity plan ✔✔A risk-based strategy that includes an occupant emergency evacuation
plan, a continuity of operations plan, and an incident management plan with an active governance
process to minimize the potential impact of any security incident and to ensure business continuity
in the event of a cyberattack or some form of disaster.
CAPTCHA (Completely Automated Public Turing Test to Tell Computers and Humans Apart)
✔✔Software that generates and grades tests that humans can pass and all but the most sophisticated
computer programs cannot.
CIA security triad ✔✔Refers to confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
computer forensics ✔✔A discipline that combines elements of law and computer science to
identify, collect, examine, and preserve data from computer systems, networks, and storage
devices in a manner that preserves the integrity of the data gathered so that it is admissible as
evidence in a court of law.
Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing (CAN-SPAM) Act ✔✔A
law that specifies that it is legal to spam, provided the messages meet a few basic requirements:
spammers cannot disguise their identity by using a false return address, the email must include a
label specifying that it is an ad or a solicitation, and the email must include a way for recipients to
indicate that they do not want future mass mailings.cost per thousand impressions (CPM) ✔✔One of the two common methods of charging for paid
media in which ads are billed at a flat rate per 1,000 impressions, which is a measure of the number
of times an ad is displayed whether it was actually clicked on or not.
cost per click (CPC) ✔✔One of the two common methods of charging for paid media in which
ads are paid for only when someone actually clicks on them.
cyberabuse ✔✔Any form of mistreatment or lack of care, both physical and mental, using an
electronic communications device that causes harm and distress to others.
cyberespionage ✔✔The deployment of malware that secretly steals data in the computer systems
of organizations, such as government agencies, military contractors, political organizations, and
manufacturing firms.
cyberharassment ✔✔A form of cyberabuse in which the abusive behavior, which involves the use
of an electronic communications device, is degrading, humiliating, hurtful, insulting, intimidating,
malicious, or otherwise offensive to an individual or group of individuals, causing substantial
emotional distress.
cyberstalking ✔✔Threatening behavior or unwanted advances directed at an adult using the
internet or other forms of online and electronic communications; the adult version of
cyberbullying.
cyberterrorism ✔✔The intimidation of the government or civilian population by using information
technology to disable critical national infrastructure (e.g., energy, transportation, financial, law
enforcement, and emergency response) to achieve political, religious, or ideological goals.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ✔✔A large federal agency with more than 240,000
employees and a budget of almost $65 billion whose goal is to provide for a "safer, more secure
America, which is resilient against terrorism and other potential threats."disaster recovery plan ✔✔A documented process for recovering an organization's business
information system assets—including hardware, software, data, networks, and facilities—in the
event of a disaster.
distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack ✔✔An attack in which a malicious hacker takes over
computers via the internet and causes them to flood a targ
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