According to Mooney (our textbook author), expanding the definition of “family” to include unmarried couples and legally recognizing them as families will help by allowing access to benefits and protections, including healthcare insurance, Social Security survivor benefits, and/or authorizing medical treatment in an emergency.

True or False? Asymmetric encryption uses a public key and a private key.

True or False? It is acceptable for a vulnerability scanner to have a high rate of false positives.

Susan works for a U.S. investment firm that is required to be registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Susan is responsible for implementing access controls on the organization’s database servers. Which one of the following laws must her organization comply with?

True or False? The scope of a business impact analysis (BIA) for any size organization must include the entire organization.

The American value of equal opportunity and the American dream of upward social mobility may be threatened by growing income and wealth inequality in the U.S. As wealth becomes concentrated in the hands of the few they often put their resources into places that enhance and protect their position, often times skewing social systems and structures in their favor, while others lose out. 

What is the primary purpose of identifying critical resources in the business impact analysis (BIA) process?

True or False? For a business impact analysis (BIA), the step of “identifying the environment” means having a good understanding of the business function.

True or False? In regards to system recovery, RTO stands for recovery time objective.

True or False? After controls have been implemented to mitigate exploits, a best practice is to verify that they work.