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1) Discuss the creation of the cybercriminal, a new breed of criminals, and how

cybercriminals differed from past criminals.

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2) Discuss the differences between black hatters and white hatters.

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3) In the context of the typology of cybercriminals, discuss the characteristics, motivations,

and skill level of professional criminals.

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4) Name the types of cybercriminals described in the taxonomy of cybercriminals.

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5) Discuss the various types of computer intrusions.

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6) Discuss polymorphic and metamorphic viruses.

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7) Discuss how scareware attacks are executed.

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8) Discuss the issues relating to cybercrime/computer/high technology/electronic crime

units at the state and local level.

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9) Discuss the physical evidence that an investigator should consider when investigating

cybercrime.

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10) What are the eight steps in documenting the computer crime scene?

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11) _________blank, which are crimes that can either target or use a computer, a computer

network, or a networked device as a means to commit an illegal act, can impact average people,

massive corporations, national security, public utilities, election security—and c

11) ______

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12) Hackers or crackers who use their skills to illegally make money are

called_________blank.

12) ______

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13) A(n)_________blank is a network of zombies or bots.

13) ______

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14) A(n)_________blank is programmed to “go off” at a particular time or date, such as April

Fool’s Day, Halloween, or Friday the 13th.

14) ______

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15) A(n)_________blank is “detonated” when a specific event occurs—for example, all

personnel records are erased when an electronic notation is made that a particular person was

fired.

15) ______

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16) A(n)_________blank occurs when a botnet herder uses all of his/her zombies to

overwhelm even the largest servers.

16) ______

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17) To avoid personal contact, intelligence agents use a location called a(n)_________blank

or drop zone to leave and pick up messages.

17) ______

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18) The existence of a(n)_________blank should alert investigators to the possibility that

evidence may also be located on devices located away from the primary crime scene, such as in

another room or a garage.

18) ______

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19) Identify the two prerequisites for the emergence of cybercrime.

19) ______

A) Computers had to be commonplace and had to be linked in a network.

B) Large corporations had to use computers for business and financial transactions.

C) Government had to create laws, and businesses had to create the software.

D) None of these answers is correct.

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20) _________blank developed email.

20) ______

A) Al Gore

B) Ray Tomlinson

C) Bill Gates

D) Steve Jobs

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21) The first personal computer was the

21) ______

A) IBM PC.

B) Kenbak-1.

C) Apple MacIntosh.

D) Radio Shack/Tandy TRS-80.

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22) The first online service provider for consumers was

22) ______

A) America Online (AOL).

B) Time Warner Cable.

C) Netzero.

D) Delphi.

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23) Cybercrime tools and services are being mass marketed on the Internet. They are found

on publicly accessible web forums, such as Internet Relay Chat (IRC) as well as on the Deep

Web. Where are the major vendors principally located?

23) ______

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A) Russia

B) Eastern Europe

C) Malaysia

D) All of these answers are correct.

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24) Computer hackers or computer security experts who may violate the law or at least

violate ethical business standards, but who do not have the malicious or criminal intent of a black

hatter, are often called

24) ______

A) keyloggers.

B) botmasters.

C) gray hatters.

D) herders.

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25) In the context of the evolution of cybercrime ,_________blank were individuals that used

existing computer codes, tools, and/or scripts rather than write their own to exploit

vulnerabilities in early computer and Internet systems.

25) ______

A) gray hatters

B) script kiddies

C) cyberpunks

D) petty crooks

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26) Which of the following types of cybercriminals is not listed in the taxonomy of

cybercriminals?

26) ______

A) phisherman

B) novice

C) cyberpunk

D) old guard hacker

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27) In the context of the taxonomy of criminals, which of the following is a characteristic of

“insiders”?

27) ______

A) They are often information technology (IT) professionals.

B) They are often referred to as “script kiddies” or “script bunnies.”

C) They generally have little or no criminal intent.

D) They generally commit simple cybercrimes like virus attacks.

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28) Which of the following types of cybercriminals represents greatest risk and is more likely

to cause great losses?

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28) ______

A) phisherman

B) internal/insider

C) petty crook

D) None of these answers is correct.

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29) Which of the following types of hackers may work for a national government to destroy

the operational capabilities of the target?

29) ______

A) novices

B) information or espionage warfare

C) cyberpunks

D) All of these answers are correct.

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30) A_________blank uses malware to hijack hundreds to tens of thousands of computers

and is able to remotely control them all, including the ability to update the malware and to

introduce other programs such as spyware.

30) ______

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A) script kiddie

B) keylogger

C) black hatter

D) botmaster

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31) Which of the following terms refers to a computer that has been hijacked or taken over by

another?

31) ______

A) jacked computer

B) remote accessed terminal (RAT)

C) zombie

D) None of these answers is correct.

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32) The primary purpose of a virus is to

32) ______

A) replicate itself as many times as possible.

B) hijack hundreds to tens of thousands of computers and remotely control them all.

C) give an attacker “super powers” to steal sensitive personal information.

D) “go off” at a particular time or date to overwhelm a person’s email account.

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33) Which of the following isnot a type of computer intrusion?

33) ______

A) virus

B) trojan horse

C) shlumping

D) spyware

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34) A_________blank is a variant or subclass of viruses that can distribute itself across the

Internet without any action by the computer user because it is self-contained and does not have to

be part of another software program.

34) ______

A) spyware

B) botnet

C) rootkit

D) worm

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35) An attack that is intended to overwhelm a person’s email account by surreptitiously

subscribing it to dozens or even hundreds of mailing lists is called a(n)_________blank attack.

35) ______

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A) buffer overflow

B) email bomb

C) malware

D) trojan horse

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36) Which of the following statements is true about a cryptovirus?

36) ______

A) It uses encryption methods that can be cracked easily.

B) It holds the data on a computer or the use of the computer hostage until a payment is

made.

C) It encrypts its replicant into an alternate form, but it must then decrypt itself back into

its original form to execute.

D) It completely rewrites itself each time it reproduces.

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37) _________blank is a broad term that sometimes is used to mean the same thing as

malware but more narrowly is thought of as a surveillance tool, such as the infostealer form of a

Trojan horse.

37) ______

A) Spyware

B) Black hatter

C) White hatter

D) Scareware

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38) In which of the following situations is parents’ ability to give consent to search the room

of their childnot valid?

38) ______

A) if the child in question is 18 years old or older

B) if the child in question pays rent

C) if the child in question has asserted their right to deny access into their room

D) All of these answers are correct.

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39) If persons of interest are located at a computer-assisted or cybercrime scene, which of the

following should an investigator do?

39) ______

A) Use them to help locate all of the possible evidence.

B) Allow them to access the computer so that the officers can examine its contents.

C) Keep them in separate rooms.

D) None of these answers is correct.

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40) When conducting the preliminary interview about a computer-assisted crime or

cybercrime, which of the following should investigators establish?

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A) Who owns the computers?

B) Do the owners prefer broadband, digital subscriber line (DSL), or T-1 leased service?

C) How often do the owners visit illicit or illegal websites?

D) All of these answers are correct.

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41) If no destructive processes are running and no items of evidentiary value on the screen,

one step in seizing computer crime evidence is to

41) ______

A) type c.

B) boot the computer.

C) unplug the computer.

D) record the serial number of all equipment.

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42) The first electronic computer was built in 1942.

42) ______

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43) While computer-assisted crimes are may be thought of as any crime that uses a computer,

in cybercrime, the computer itself is the target.

43) ______

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⊚ false

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44) The term “social engineering” refers to the process of deceiving people into giving away

access or confidential information.

44) ______

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⊚ false

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45) Oftentimes the would-be buyers of cybercrime tools are themselves scammed out of their

money.

45) ______

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46) One motivation for the activities of an old guard hacker is the need for a challenge.

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47) In the context of the taxonomy of cybercriminals, cyberpunks are known to have a high

tolerance for risk.

47) ______

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⊚ false

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48) An infostealer Trojan horse can also be categorized as spyware.

48) ______

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⊚ false

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49) A virus is a small program that sends itself to other computers, rather than relying on user

actions.

49) ______

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⊚ false

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50) A metamorphic virus, such as Virut, encrypts its replicant into an alternate form, but it

must then decrypt itself back into its original form to execute.

50) ______

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⊚ false

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51) The denial-of-service (DoS) attack occurs when the service provider suspends service

after the subscriber’s email account is flooded by thousands of emails in a short period of time.

51) ______

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⊚ false

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52) The investigator should put digital evidence in regular plastic bags to protect it from

moisture.

52) ______

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⊚ false

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