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Question:
Please tell me three things you learned from Chapter 5 that you didn't know prior to reading the chapter.
Chapter 5- Digital Security, Ethics, and Privacy Objectives
After reading chapter five, you should be able to:
Define the term, digital security risks, and briefly describe the types of cybercriminals
Describe various types of Internet and network attacks (malware, botnets, denial of service attacks, back doors, and spoofing) and explain ways to safeguard against these attacks, including firewalls
Discuss techniques to prevent unauthorized computer access and use, including access controls, user names, passwords, possessed objects, and biometric devices
Explain ways that software manufacturers protect against software piracy
Discuss how encryption, digital signatures, and digital certificates work
Identify safeguards against hardware theft, vandalism, and failure
Explain options available for backing up
Identify risks and safeguards associated with wireless communications
Recognize issues related to information accuracy, intellectual property rights, codes of conduct, and green computing
Discuss issues surrounding information privacy, including electronic profiles, cookies, phishing, spyware and adware, social engineering, privacy laws, employee monitoring, and content filtering