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22 Cards in this Set
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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 act.
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Hacker
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Refers to 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 but has the intent of destroying data, stealing information, or other malicious action.
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Script Kiddie
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Has the same intent as a cracker but does not have the technical skills and knowledge.
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Corporate Spies
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People that have excellent computer and networking skills that are hired to break into a specific computer and steal its proprietary information and data.
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Cyberextortionist
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Someone who uses e-mail as a vehicle for extortion. Sends an organization a threatening e-mail message indicating they will expose confidential information, exploit a security flaw, or launch an attack that will compromise the organizations network.
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Malware
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(Malicious Software) Programs that act without a user's knowledge and deliberately alter the computer's operations.
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Payload
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The destructive event or prank Malware is intended to deliver.
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Trusted Source
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An organization or person you believe will no send a virus infected file knowingly.
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Botnet
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A 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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One whose owner is unaware the computer is being controlled remotely by an outsider.
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Dos Attack
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(Denial of Service)
An assault 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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A program or set of instructions in a program that allows users to bypass security controls when accessing a program, computer, or network.
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Spoofing
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A technique intruders use to make their network or internet transmissions appear legitimate to a victim computer or network.
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Unauthorized use
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The use of a computer or its data for unapproved or possibly illegal activities.
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Unauthorized Access
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The 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 that verifies user input is not computer generated.
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Possessed Object
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Any item that you must carry to gain access to a computer or computer facility.
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Biometric Device
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Authenticates a person;s identity by translating a personal characteristic such as a fingerprint into a digital code that is compared with a digital code stored in the computer verifying a physical or behavioral characteristics.
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Digital Forensics
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Computer forensics, network forensics, cyber forensics, is the discovery, collection, and analysis of evidence found on computers or networks.
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