UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS: 2020/2021
EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREES OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN
APPLIED COMPUTING/ BACHELOR OF BUSINESS INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY
BAC 3117/BISF 3105 : HUMAN ASPECTS OF FORENSICS
FULLTIME/ PART TIME/DISTANCE LEARNING
DATE: DECEMBER, 2021 TIME: 2 HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS: QUESTION ONE IS COMPULSORY, CHOOSE TWO OTHER
QUESTIONS
QUESTION ONE (20 Marks) Compulsory
1) Discuss any four reasons why human performance has become a pertinent issue in cyber
security forensic analysis [5 Marks]
2) Explain 4 ways in which humans directly initiate and execute cyber-crime [4 Marks]
3) List any 3 guidelines to protecting the privacy of computer users when investigating
cybercrime [3 Marks]
4) Explain the following physical methods of information gathering techniques as used in
social engineering [8 Marks]
i. Dumpster diving
ii. Intrusion
iii. Tailgating
iv. Shoulder surfing
QUESTION TWO (15 Marks)
1) Discuss what is social engineering and identify 4 social engineering strategies [5 Marks]
2) You have been appointed to be in charge of cyber security at KCA university. Discuss
any 5 protective measures that you would take against cyber-attacks [5 Marks]
3) Research shows that help desks ate highly vulnerable to cyber-crimes attacks. [5
Marks]
i. Offer any 2 reasons why this may be true
ii. Identify three ways in which help desk attacks can be prevented
QESTION THREE (15 Marks)
1) State what is influence and explain the following principles of influence [6 Marks]
i. Consistency
ii. Liking
iii. Authority
2) Discuss what is victimization and the cycle of violence [4 Marks]
3) Discuss the victim precipitation theory of victimization [4 Marks]
4) What is social profiling? [1Mark]
QUESTION FOUR (15 Marks)
1) Discuss the following different aspects of nonverbal communication and give examples
based on your life experiences [15 Marks]
i. Kinesics
ii. Proxemics
iii. Touch
iv. Eye Contact
v. Olfactics
vi. Adornment
vii. Facial Expressions
