1. What is a key practical technique to reducing the offensive stockpile of vulnerabilities besides hiring more security researchers:
a. Two-factor authentication
b. Run programs only at night
c. Learn the tools and techniques of the offensive players
d. Improve passwords
2. According to the 2015 Verizon Breach Report a patch existed for more than a year for what percent of exploited vulnerabilities:
a. 9.9%
b. 11.6%
c. 25%
d. 50%
e. 99.9%
3. What organization(s) sets the technical standards for the Internet and the World Wide Web?
a. The United Nations
b. ICANN
c. Google, Apple, and Microsoft
d. Ad hoc bodies such as the Internet Engineering Task Force and the World Wide Web Consortium
e. The United States Commerce Department
4. Why is the concept of open platform important to the Internet?
a. Open platforms refer to the fact that the Internet is free for everyone to use without having to pay
b. Open platforms mean that anyone can say anything online
c. Open platforms mean that all technology standards can be used on any piece of the Internet
d. Open platforms support permission-less innovation
5. What is the most important US law supporting open platforms on the Internet?
a. Section 230 of the Communications Act
b. The FCC Open Internet rules
c. The US Copyright Act
d. The Fourth Amendment of the US Constitution
6. How is information security regulated on the Internet?
a. The Federal Government sets standards all Internet companies must follow
b. Security is regulated through the private tort law system in which those who suffer losses from security have a right to sue their ISPs and receive statutory damages if they can prove negligence
c. Through a combination of state data breach notification laws, private tort law, and sector-specific federal laws
d. There is no regulation of Internet security
7.What is the origin of consumer privacy protection in the United States?
a. The Fourth Amendment of the US Constitution
b. The First Amendment of the US Constitution
c. Federal Statutes
d. State Statutes
e. The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
f. All of the above
8. What does privacy mean?
a. The ability to keep personal data secret.
b. The ability to speak anonymously.
c. The right to have personal information secure from theft
d. The right to correct inaccurate information about oneself
e. All of the above
9. What is the difference between United States and European commercial privacy law?
a. The US has a number of sector-specific laws, the Constitution, and state laws, while Europe has a single comprehensive privacy law establishing privacy as a fundamental constitutional right under the Treaty of Lisbon
b. Europe has strong, comprehensive privacy protection law and the US leaves privacy regulation to the marketplace and self-regulation
c. European privacy law primarily protects European citizens against abuse by foreign companies whereas the United States requires that anyone seeking to protect his/her privacy bring a case in a federal or state court
d. Europe has comprehensive privacy law that is currently under revision whereas the United States has sector-specific federal and state laws plus enforcement authority for unfair and deceptive practices by the Federal Trade Commission
10. Internet public policy tradeoffs include: (Select all answers that apply)
a. Freedom vs. Accountability
b. Scalability vs. Cost Efficiency
c. Innovation vs. Reliability
d. Evolving Norms vs. Fundamental Rights