Question

Many companies possess valuable information they want to guard closely (ex. new chip design, competition plans, legal documents). Personal computer hard disks these days are full of important photos, videos, and movies. As more and more information is stored in computer systems, the need to protect it is becoming increasingly important. Which of the following statements is incorrect with respect to Security?

a. security has many facets; three of the more important ones are: the nature of the threats, the nature of intruders, and cryptography
b. data integrity means that unauthorized users should not be able to modify any data without the owner's permission
c. a common category of intruders are driven by determined attempts to make money; for example: bank programmers attempting to steal from the bank they work for
d. in addition to threats caused by malicious users, data can be lost by accident; for example: rats gnawing backup tapes

Answer 1

Answer: D. in addition to threats caused by malicious users, data can be lost by accident; for example: rats gnawing backup tapes

Step-by-step explanation:

Data security is essential to protecting unwanted people from having access to ones data, malicious attack should also be prevented and unusual behavior should be monitored.

Data security has many facets such as threat nature, the nature of intruders, and cryptography. Furthermore, data integrity means that unauthorized users should not be able to modify any data without the owner's permission. Also, the statement that a common category of intruders are driven by determined attempts to make money; for example: bank programmers attempting to steal from the bank they work for is correct.

It should be no noted that rats gnawing backup tapes cannot prevent data loss. Therefore, the correct option is D