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Study Finds Web Antifraud Measure Ineffective
: y: _7 A* _3 Z　　Published：February 5，2007 New York Times
2 s) J4 G; A+ l( V　　1．Internet security experts have long known that simple passwords do not fully defend online bank accounts from determined fraud artists．Now a study suggests that a popular secondary security measure provides little additional protection．
- k( `/ Q9 b# _　　2．The study，produced jointly by researchers at Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology，looked at a technology called site-authentication images．In the system，currently used by financial institutions like Bank of America，ING Direct and Vanguard，online banking customers are asked to select an image，like a dog or chess piece，that they will see every time they log in to their account． 1 2尾页

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　　Questions 1-5
　　Do the following statements agree with the information given in the passage? Please write
　　TRUE if the statement agrees with the writer
6 N% V5 ~, K4 q* s, U　　FALSE if the statement does not agree with the writer
　　NOT GIVEN if there is no information about this in the passage
　　1.According to internet security experts, secondary security measures provide little additional protection against fraud.
0 ?! R1 ]- }9 b& J- {　　2.In the Harvard and MIT study, two subjects didn’t log on without seeing the correct pictures.
　　3.According to Schechter, more than 90% of online banking customers studied logged on without seeing the right pictures.
　　4.The image system is the only security measure that the banks mentioned in the passage have currently.
　　5.Bank of America is the first bank that adopted the image system.
8 n& F. z0 N, {3 j# g5 C　　Questions 6-13
7 f9 K* s; F& H$ w, B1 V　　Answer the following questions or complete the following sentences by choosing NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
! T( f; I; x& m/ d& x; k! {( w　　6.What is ING Direct and Vanguard?
　　7.What might online banking customers be cheated to give at a fraudulent Web site?
4 Q1 ^2 B# d5 j. N& l6 Z　　8.What may stop online banking customers from using new verification methods?
　　9.The key to online banking security is to verify the ______ of customers.
　　10.Where is PassMark Security located?
; p2 n0 L, g% Z6 _, O% U. S' D　　11.What is the reason why SiteKey is popular among online banking customers?
( r6 g8 X+ A! \& L$ v　　12.What was used instead of images in the Harvard and M.I.T. study?
　　13.How many security methods are mentioned in this passage?
　　Answer keys
, b  t' @6 x* V; P　　1. 第一段“Now a study suggests that a popular secondary security measure provides little additional protection.”似与问题文字很接近，但是原文中a popular secondary security measure是指特定的一个措施，而非泛指所有secondary security measure。原文没有其它secondary security measure安全有效性的内容。故应选择NG。
" S; n4 Y3 |9 @　　2. 见第4、5段内容。第四段 “But the researchers had secretly withdrawn the images.”即研究人员撤下了图形，第五段“Only two chose not to log on, citing security concerns.”，有两个人因为安全考虑未进入。
　　3. T 见第6段。
　　4. F 见第11、14段。
　　5. F 见第11段“Bank of America was among the first to adopt it”，可见首批采用图形识别软件的银行并非Bank of America一家。
　　6. A financial institution 见第二段。
　　7. (their) passwords 见第三段。
/ o8 v6 k% j; T7 R8 n* d' V　　8. less convenience 见第十段。
) r, I- p3 h7 L; B　　9. identity 见第八、十段。 1  2 尾页