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No doubt about it, e-mail is the most widely used computer application. Unfortunately, security isn't a byproduct of popularity. Take this quiz to find out where you stand when it comes to securing your organization's e-mail application. Click on the link to find the answer within the term's definition. When you're done with the quiz, visit our E-mail Security School to further sharpen your skills.

1. What is a secure method of sending e-mail that uses the RSA encryption system?
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2. What is e-mail that has been directed to a recipient through a third-party server that does not identify the originator of the message?
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3. What do you call a program used to detect unsolicited and unwanted e-mail and prevents those messages from getting to a user's inbox?
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4. What is the name for Microsoft's proposed e-mail sender authentication protocol designed to protect against domain spoofing and phishing exploits?
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5. What document must end-users agree to follow in order to be provided with access to a network and its applications, including e-mail?
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6. What type of scam involves the sending of legitimate-looking e-mails appearing to come from some of the Web's biggest sites in an effort to gather personal and financial information from the recipient?
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7. What is the term for an attempt to determine the valid e-mail addresses associated with an e-mail server so that they can be added to a spam database?
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8. What protocol ensures privacy between communicating applications and their users on the Internet?
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9. What term describes the forgery of an e-mail header so that the message appears to have originated from someone or somewhere other than the actual source?
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10. What is the name for a program or programming code that replicates by being copied or initiating its copying to another program, computer boot sector or document?
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9-10 correct: E-mail excellence
6-8 correct: E-mail expert
3-5 correct: E-mail amateur
0-2 correct: Return to sender

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