Which of the following is a worldwide organization that aims to establish, refine, and promote
Internet security standards?
A.
ANSI
B.
WASC
C.
IEEE
D.
ITU
Explanation:
Web Application Security Consortium (WASC) is a worldwide organization that aims to establish,
refine, and promote Internet security standards. WASC is vendor-neutral, although members may
belong to corporations involved in the research, development, design, and distribution of Web
security-related products.
Answer option A is incorrect. ANSI (American National Standards Institute) is the primary
organization for fostering the development of technology standards in the United States. ANSI
works with industry groups and is the U.S. member of the International Organization for
Standardization (ISO) and the International Electro-technical Commission (IEC). Long-established
computer standards from ANSI include the American Standard Code for Information Interchange
(ASCII) and the Small Computer System Interface (SCSI).
Answer option D is incorrect. The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is an organization
established to standardize and regulate international radio and telecommunications. Its main tasks
include standardization, allocation of the radio spectrum, and organizing interconnection
arrangements between different countries to allow international phone calls. ITU sets standards for
global telecom networks.
The ITU’s telecommunications division (ITU-T) produces more than 200 standard
recommendations each year in the converging areas of telecommunications, information
technology, consumer electronics, broadcasting and multimedia communications. ITU was
streamlined into the following three sectors:
ITU-D (Telecommunication Development)
ITU-R (Radio communication)
ITU-T (Telecommunication Standardization)
Answer option C is incorrect. The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) is a
society of technical professionals. It promotes the development and application of electrotechnology and allied sciences. IEEE develops communications and network standards, among
other activities. The organization publishes number of journals, has many local chapters, and
societies in specialized areas.