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computer securtiy risk

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Any event or action that could cause a loss of or damage to computer hardware, software, data, information, or processing capability.

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computer crime

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any illegal act involving a computer.

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cybercrime

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Online or Internet-based illegal acts.

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hacker

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Someone who accesses a computer or network illegally

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cracker

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Someone who accesses a computer or network illegally with the intent of destroying data, stealing information, or other malicious action.

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script kiddie

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Someone who accesses a computer or network illegally with the intent of destroying data, stealing information, or other malicious action but does not have the technical skills and knowledge.

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trusted source

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Company or person a user believes will not send a virus-infected file knowingly.

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cyberextortionist

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Someone who uses e-mail as a vehicle for extortion.

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malware

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Short for malicious software; programs that act without a user's knowledge and deliberately alter a computer's operations.

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payload

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Destructive event or prank a malicious-logic program is intended to deliver.

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botnet

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Group of compromised computers connected to a network such as the Internet that are used as part of a network that attacks other networks, usually for nefarious purposes. See also zombie army.

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zombie

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A compromised computer whose owner is unaware the computer is being controlled remotely by an outsider.

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DOS attack

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Assault on a computer or network whose purpose is to disrupt computer access to an Internet service such as the Web or e-mail. Also called denial of service attack.

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backdoor

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Program or set of instructions in a program that allow users to bypass security controls when accessing a program, computer, or network.

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spoofing

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Technique intruders use to make their network or Internet transmission appear legitimate to a victim computer or network.

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unauthorized use

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Use of a computer or its data for unapproved or possibly illegal activities.

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unsuthorized access

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use of a computer or network without permission.

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CAPTCHA

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Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart; program used by some Web sites to provide further protection for a user's password by verifying that user input is not computer generated.

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possessed object

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Any item that a user must carry to gain access to a computer or computer facility.

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biometric device

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Device that authenticates a person's identity by translating a personal characteristic into a digital code that then is compared with a digital code stored in a computer verifying a physical or behavioral characteristic.