Breaking into Computers, Servers, or Networks to Steal Proprietary and Confidential

question 68

Multiple Choice

Breaking into computers, servers, or networks to steal proprietary and confidential data is referred to as ________.

• A) pretexting
• B) spoofing
• C) hacking
• D) phishing

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Definitions:

Role Differentiation

The process by which a society or group divides and specializes roles based on characteristics such as sex, age, occupation, or skill.

Unity

The state of being united or joined as a whole, especially in a political context.

Social Construction

The theory that many aspects of society, including knowledge, are created through cultural and social practices and not inherently natural or universal.

Reality

Pertains to the state or quality of having existence or substance; the sum of all that is real or existent within a system, as opposed to that which is only imaginary.