HIPS Series > Protecting Your Identity > Quiz

The correct answers, and explanations for why we believe them to be correct, are provided here.

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1. Which of these is/are correct about identity theft?

A. Identity theft is a comparatively rare crime -- it affects only a few hundred people a year.

B. It is almost always easy for victims of identity theft to recover from the consequences of it.

C. Techniques that protect your identity at work can also help prevent personal identity theft.

D. All of these are correct.

2. What is the most common way for human beings to establish "identity" in daily life?

A. Something a person knows, like a password.

B. Something a person has, like an ID badge or other token.

C. Something a person "is," like they way they look or speak.

D. All of these are equally common.

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3. What is the most common way for computer systems to establish "identity"?

A. Something a person knows, like a password.

B. Something a person has, like a card-key or other token.

C. Something a person "is," like a fingerprint or retinal scan.

D. All of these are equally common.

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4. Which of these is/are correct about physical security?

A. Physical security is much less important, because electronic systems keep track of identity and protect against intruders.

B. Physical security is as important as ever, to control physical access to electronic systems.

C. Physical security is as important as ever, to control physical access both to electronic systems and non-electronic (paper) data.

D. Physical security is very important, but if one's organization has security systems and guards, it is not necessary for the average employee to worry about it.

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5. In a computer context, what do "access controls" do?

A. Prevent or allow entry -- that is, control the "perimeter" of the system.

B. Control what a particular person can do, after being granted access to a computer system.

C. Record activity on a computer system.

D. Access controls refer only to physical barriers to access, like locked doors.

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6. In a computer context, what do "audit trails" do?

A. Prevent or allow entry -- that is, control the "perimeter" of the system.

B. Control what a particular person can do, after being granted access to a computer. system

C. Record activity on a computer system.

D. Establish the physical movements of computer users before and after using a computer system.

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7. How should you protect the things that establish your identity -- passwords, tokens, etc.?

A. Keep them secret (if passwords) and physically secure (if tokens).

B. Report their loss or theft promptly to an appropriate security authority.

C. Not "loan" them to others.

D. All of these.

The correct answers, and explanations for why we believe them to be correct, are provided here.