WGU D333 Exam/ D333 WGU Ethics in Technology Exam New 2024 Latest Version with All Questions and Answers A company is engaged as a third party to perform debt collection on behalf of a telecommunications provider. The company operates an outbound call center to contact debtors and set up payment arrangements. The company needs to ensure that the debtors' data privacy is not at risk. Which two areas should the company ensure are properly managed? Choose 2 answers. --------- Correct Answer ----------- Network security, Insider access A company releases a new financial software package. Along with the installation program, the company includes a written assurance that the program meets appropriate levels of quality. It also provides for specific remedies in the case of malperformance. What did the company use to limit its legal liabilities? --------- Correct Answer ----------- Limited warranty A software development company develops a public website for the federal government. The website is dedicated to remediating threats of a pandemic based on detailed specifications provided by the customer. During final tests, the company discovers specific ation flaws that could potentially aggravate the effects of the pandemic. What should the company do to mitigate its risk associated with strict liability? --------- Correct Answer ----------- Disclose the test results to the government A software testing method where the functionality of the software is tested without looking at the internal code structure, implementation details, or internal paths. The tester only knows the inputs and what the expected outcomes should be, not how the program arrives at those outputs. --------- Correct Answer ---------- Black -box Testing A legal obligation which is imposed on an individual requiring adherence to a standard of reasonable care while performing any acts that could foreseeably harm others. --------
- Correct Answer ---------- Duty of Care In legal terms, this refers to the failure to meet the standard of care that is expected in a given situation, resulting in harm or damage. This concept is often applied in negligence cases, where an individual or entity has a duty to act reasonably but fa ils to do so. -------
-- Correct Answer ---------- Breach of Duty of Care A company is using software to track workforce operational activity. Management communicates that the data collected will be treated as sensitive. Administrative and technical security measures are put in place to protect employee data. These measures include periodically culling records that are no longer relevant. Which additional measure should be taken to safeguard employee data from misuse? --------- Correct Answer ----------- Limit who can view employee data A retail company experiences a data breach. Customer data is stolen, including credit card numbers, names, addresses, and account passwords. The attackers have amassed enough combinations of personally identifiable information (PII) to commit identity thef t. Which adverse impacts, in addition to the loss of business, does the company face? --------- Correct Answer ----------- Reputational damage and the need to provide support for victims An attending physician at a local hospital receives an email with a link that appears to be from a neighboring clinic. When the physician clicks the link, computers throughout the hospital freeze, and patient information can no longer be accessed. A messag e appears demanding payment of five bitcoins within 48 hours to decrypt the hospital database and threatening that without payment, all information will be deleted. Which type of exploit is this? --------- Correct Answer ----------- Ransomware What is the cause of the rise in computer -related security issues, particularly among small - and medium -sized businesses? --------- Correct Answer ----------- Bring your own device policies A social media user discovers that a former romantic partner posted humiliating photos of the two together without obtaining the social media user's permission. The social media user suffers severe emotional distress as a result. Which form of threat does this represent? --------- Correct Answer ----------- Cyberharassment A company is notified of a breach of its systems. An investigation reveals that although no financial information was taken, the customer records for all its customers, including names, email addresses, and passwords, may have been taken. Although it is un certain whether the records were taken, evidence suggests that the intruders accessed the database containing the information. The investigation team indicates that, given six weeks, they will be able to identify what, if anything, has been taken. Which ac tion should the company take? --------- Correct Answer ----------- Notify all customers that there may have been a data breach A government contractor is rebuilding a telecommunications network. One of the contractor's employees discovers that the company is participating in illegal and unethical acts to defraud the government. The employee considers filing a lawsuit against the c ompany on behalf of the government. Which law protects the employee if the lawsuit is filed? --------- Correct Answer ----------- False Claims Act An organization enters customer information in different formats, styles, and varieties into a database. Two customers placed an order on January 12, 2022, but one customer's purchase date is entered as 01/12/22, whereas the other's is entered as 12/01/22. Which aspect of data could be negatively impacted by the format issue? -------
-- Correct Answer ----------- Accuracy An organization is evaluating potential harm to its networks to ensure data is stored accurately and securely from both internal and external threats. What is the process the organization is following? --------- Correct Answer ----------- Risk assessment A store manager of a home service company hires a data entry clerk to process customer returns. The data entry clerk is trained to enter data in the system for every customer record. An internal audit shows typographical mistakes in customers' records for the last two weeks. Which data aspect does the home service company need to address to reduce errors? --------- Correct Answer ----------- Accuracy A patient visited a primary care doctor for headaches and was referred to a specialist clinic that deals with neuroimaging. After visiting the specialist, the patient receives results that do not seem to match their symptoms. After calling the clinic, the patient discovers that their electronic health records (EHRs) from the primary care provider were mismatched with another patient's records when the patient visited the specialist. What is the cause of the mismatch? --------- Correct Answer ----------- The lack of a nationwide unique patient identifier impedes error -free matching of an individual's files. Which legislation protects social networking companies from defamation lawsuits in connection with user postings that appear on the companies' sites? --------- Correct Answer ----------- Communications Decency Act (CDA) The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is briefed on a cyberattack in which hackers were able to breach system integrity, gain access to sensitive data, and manipulate the data without being noticed. What should the UNSC use to be alerted to these thre ats in the future? --------- Correct Answer ----------- Intrusion Detection System (IDS) Individuals need to be given an opportunity to correct inaccurate information held about them in databases. Which societal impact drives this capability? --------- Correct Answer ----------- Companies make decisions based on accurate data A patient received treatment at an urgent care facility. Prior to being seen, the patient completed the required Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) forms. The doctor recorded all relevant treatment data in the urgent care facility' s electronic medical record (EMR) system. Which entity is responsible for ensuring the accuracy of the patient's medical information stored in the EMR? --------- Correct Answer ----------- The urgent care facility A computer science student downloads a pirated copy of a movie and shares it with friends. What has the student infringed upon? --------- Correct Answer ----------- Copyright Which two intellectual property items are protected by a patent?Choose 2 answers. -----
---- Correct Answer ----------- Inventions, Tools
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