10.1 Flashcards

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Computer Security 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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Corporate Spies

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People who have great skills and are hired to break into a sepcific computer.

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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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Trusted Source

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

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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.

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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.

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Back Door

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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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Unauthorized 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.

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Digital Forensics

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The discovery, collection, and analysis of evidence found on computers and networks.