Phishing is when someone sends an email pretending to be a legitimate company and asking for confidential data, such as account numbers. True False

Spoofing is a technique for intercepting computer communications.  True False

When a hacker floods a Web server with millions of bogus service requests so that it cannot service legitimate requests, this is called a denial of service attack. True False

Any action, device, procedure, technique, or other measure that reduces a system’s vulnerability to a threat is a safeguard. True False

A retinal scan would be considered a biometric authentication technique. True False

Technical safeguards involve the hardware and software components of an information system.   True False

Biometric authentication has been around for some time, and because of weaknesses are not likely to see much usage in the future. True False

There are two types of encryption - symmetric and asymmetric.     True False

With symmetric encryption, both parties use the same key.     True False

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