Consider the Following Examples of Computer Crime as You Answer

question 16

Multiple Choice

Consider the following examples of computer crime as you answer the next question: i. Social Security numbers are stolen from a company's database.ii. A fraudster uses a computer to identify people over the age of 80 with annual incomes of $250,000 or more
Iii) A supervisor receives threats from a worker via e-mail; the worker demands promotion as a condition of not exposing the supervisor's illegal acts
Iv) An unhappy customer launches a denial-of-service attack
Which two items represent the same category of risk from the list discussed in the chapter?

• A)I and II
• B)I and III
• C)II and IV
• D)None of the above

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