An Excessively Long List of Screening Criteria Used to Develop

question 18

True/False

An excessively long list of screening criteria used to develop a list of potential acquisition targets can severely limit the number of potential candidates.

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Definitions:

Identity Theft

The fraudulent acquisition and use of a person's private identifying information, usually for financial gain.

DoS Attack

Short for Denial of Service Attack, a cyber-attack where the perpetrator seeks to make a machine or network resource unavailable to its intended users by temporarily or indefinitely disrupting services of a host connected to the Internet.

Malicious

Describes software or activities that are intended to harm or exploit computer systems, networks, or their users.

Phishing Scams

Fraudulent attempts to obtain sensitive information, such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details, by disguising as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication.