What Is Information Secrecy

question 78

Multiple Choice

What is information secrecy?

• A) The category of computer security that addresses the protection of data from unauthorized disclosure and confirmation of data source authenticity.
• B) A technique to gain personal information for the purpose of identity theft, usually by means of fraudulent emails that look as though they came from legitimate businesses.
• C) A masquerading attack that combines spam with spoofing.
• D) A phishing expedition in which the emails are carefully designed to target a particular person or organization.

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Definitions:

Psychotic Disorder

A mental health condition characterized by an impaired relationship with reality, including symptoms such as hallucinations and delusions.

Delusions

False beliefs held with strong conviction despite superior evidence to the contrary, often found in psychiatric conditions.

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

A chronic disorder where a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and behaviors (compulsions) they feel compelled to repeat.

Schizophrenia

A severe mental disorder characterized by distortions in thinking, perception, emotions, language, sense of self, and behavior.