Acc 270 Test 4 Chapter 14

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social engineering

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using one's social skills to get computer users to provide you with information to access an information system or its data

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dumpster diving

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going through the trash cans of an organization to find secret or confidential information, including information needed to access an information system and/or its data

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cyberterrorist

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someone who intimidates or coerces a government or organization to advance his political or social objectives by launching computer based attacks against computers

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hackers

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a person who enjoys computer technology and spends time learning and using computer systems

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criminal hacker (cracker)

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a computer-savvy person who attempts to gain unauthorized or illegal access to computer systems to steal passwords, corrupt files and programs, or even transfer money

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script bunny

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a cracker with little technical savvy who downloads programs called scripts, which automate the job of breaking into computers

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insider

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an employee, disgruntled or otherwise, working solo or in concert with outsiders to compromise corporate systems

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virus

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a computer program file capable of attaching to disks or other files and replicating itself repeatedly, typically without the users knowledge or permission

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worm

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a parasitic computer program that can create copies of itself on the infected computer or send copies to other computers via a network

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trojan horse

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a malicious program that disguises itself as a useful application and purposefully does something the user does not expect

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anti virus program

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software that runs in the background to protect your computer from dangers lurking on the internet and other possible sources of infected files

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password sniffer

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a small program hidden in a network or a computer system that records identification numbers and passwords

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software piracy

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the act of illegally duplicating software

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public - key infrastructure

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a means to enable users of an unsecured public network such as the internet to securely and privately exchange data through the use of a public and a private cryptographic key pair that is obtained and shared through a trusted authority

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biometrics

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the measurement of one of a person's traits, whether physical or behavioral

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intrusion detection system

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software that monitors system and network resources and notifies network security personnel when it senses a possible intrusion

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platform for privacy preferences

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a screening technology that shields users from web sites that dont provide the level of privacy protection they desire

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ergonomics

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the science of designing machines, products, and systems to maximize the safety, comfort, and efficiency of the people who use them

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code of ethics

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a code that states the principles and core values that are essential to a set of people and, therefor, govern their behavior