MIS Laudon Ch. 8

AUP

All the policies and procedures a company uses to prevent improper access to systems by unauthorized insiders and outsiders. 282

Defines acceptable uses of the firm's information resources and computing equipment, including desktop and laptop computers, wireless devices, telephones, and the Internet. 279

Designed to check computer systems and drives for the presence of computer viruses. 285

Stops data packets originating outside the organization, inspects them, and passes a proxy to the other side of the firewall. 284

The ability to know that a person is who he or she claims to be. 282

Establish where and when a user is permitted to access certain parts of a Web site or a corporate database. 279

Determine differing levels of access to information assets for different levels of users. 279

Compares a person's unique characteristics, such as the fingerprints, face, or retinal image, against a stored set profile of these characteristics to determine whether there are any differences between these characteristics and the stored profile. 283

Infect other people's computers with bot malware that opens a back door through which an attacker can give instructions. 271

Focuses on how the company can restore business opreations after a disaster strikes; identifies critical business processes and determines action plans for handling mission-critical functions if systems go down. 280

CSO

When an individual or computer prgram fraudulently clicks on an online ad without any intention of learning more about the advertiser or making a purchase. 274

Responsible for enforcing the firm's security policy. 279

The scientific collection, examination, authentication, preservation, and analysis of data held on or retrieved from computer storage media in such a way that the information can be used as evidence in a court of law. 277