CS/IS 196 Homework #1 Instructions: Answer all questions and put the answers on the excel spreadsheet which is available on my web page. Print out the answer sheet or email it to me before the due deadline. Be sure to put your name on the answer sheet. Chapter 1 Introduction and Security Trends 1. Which Internet worm, released in 1988, is considered to be one of the first real Internet crime cases? A. The Code Red Worm B. The Morris Worm C. The Slammer Worm D. The Jester Worm 2. Which Internet criminal is famous for conducting his attacks using a number of different and techniques, including social engineering, sniffers, and cloned cellular telephones? “tools” A. Robert Morris B. Kevin Mitnick C. Vladimir Levin D. David Smith 3. What target did the teenage hacker who went by the name in March 1997? “Jester” attack A. He hacked Sony, stealing over 70 million user accounts. B. He broke into the U.S. electric power grid, mapped it out, and planted destructive programs that could be activated at a later date. C. He attacked Estonia with a massive denial-of-service (DoS) cyberattack.
CS/IS 196 Homework #1 Instructions: Answer all questions and put the answers on the excel spreadsheet which is available on my web page. Print out the answer sheet or email it to me before the due deadline. Be sure to put your name on the answer sheet. Chapter 1 Introduction and Security Trends 1. Which Internet worm, released in 1988, is considered to be one of the first real Internet crime cases? A. The Code Red Worm B. The Morris Worm C. The Slammer Worm D. The Jester Worm 2. Which Internet criminal is famous for conducting his attacks using a number of different “tools” and techniques, including social engineering, sniffers, and cloned cellular telephones? A. Robert Morris B. Kevin Mitnick C. Vladimir Levin D. David Smith 3. What target did the teenage hacker who went by the name “Jester” attack in March 1997? A. He hacked Sony, stealing over 70 million user accounts. B. He broke into the U.S. electric power grid, mapped it out, and planted destructive programs that could be activated at a later date. C. He attacked Estonia with a massive denial-of-service (DoS) cyberattack.
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