Protecting Data

A business can prevent its trade secrets from further disclosure to third parties by asking the court to issue a/an:

• appeal

• contract

• injunction

• warrant

Which risk might result from ethical misconduct?

• decreased company value

• decreased whistle-blowing

• increased positive publicity

• increased employee support of the company

During a staff meeting, the company's president states, "Samari Enterprises experienced a three percent increase during the first quarter and a five percent increase during the second quarter of this fiscal year." What type of information is the president providing?

• raw data

• tacit knowledge

• personal opinion

• explicit knowledge

To reduce the risk of future legal problems, a company might require its business partners to sign a:

• contract

• invoice

• premium

• warrant

Which password would be the most secure to protect personal customer information?

• 123456789

• AntiQue9532!

• password

• qwerty

To reduce the risk of unauthorized access to confidential data, businesses use security software to protect their:

• spam e-mail

• intranet systems

• corporate policies

• intercom systems

Businesses can protect customer personal information by:

• holding onto personal information forever

• using personal information only when necessary

• collecting as much personal information as possible

• charging a premium when selling personal information to a third party

What is the first step in a small-business security audit?

• defining the audit

• creating a control list

• creating a priority list

• defining any opportunities

To reduce the risk of employees sharing trade secrets with industry rivals, businesses might require their employees to:

• develop a mission statement

• sign a nondisclosure agreement

• analyze annual financial reports

• complete standard personnel forms

The life expectancy of copyright is:

• the life of the authors beneficiary

• the life of the author plus 70 years

• the life of the author plus 10 years

• the life of the author