Chapter 10 Computer Info Science

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computer security risk

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any event or action that could cause a loss 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 generally is referred

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cybercrime

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refers to online or Internet-based illegal acts

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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 info

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script kiddie

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the same intent as a cracker but does not have the technological skills and knowledge

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computer spies

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computer and networking skills and are hired to break into a specific computer and steal its property data and info

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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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(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 event or prank the program is intended to deliver

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trusted source

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organization or person you believe 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 is used or part of a network that attracts other networks

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zombie

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a compromised computer, one whose owner is unaware the computer is being controlled remotely by an outseider

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DoS attack

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(denial of service attack) an assault whose purpose is to disrupt computer access to an internet service

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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

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spoofing

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a technique intruders use to make their network or internet transmission appear legitiment to a victim's computer

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unauthorized use

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the use of a computer or its data for unappeared or possible illegal activites

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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 authomated public test that can tell computers and humans apart) program that vertifies users input from computer generaters

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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

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Digital Forensics

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computer forensics, network forensics or cyberforensics, the discovering collection and analysis of evidence

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Hardware Theft

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the act of stealing computer equipment

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hardware vandalism

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the act of defacing or destroying computer equipment

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software theft

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someone steals software media, intentionally erases programs, illegally copies a program, or illegally registers or activates a program

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license agreement

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the right to use the software

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information theft

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someone steals personal or confidential information

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encryption

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the process of converting readable data in unreadable characters to prevent unauthorized access

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decrypt

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decipher, into a readable form

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encryption algorithm

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set of steps that can convert readable plaintext into unreadable cypertexts

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encryption key

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a programmed formula that the originator of the data uses to encrypt the plaintext and the recipient of the data uses to decipher the ciphertext

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plaintext

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intelligent original mistage of a cytoprogram

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ciphertext

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the extended vision of a message

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digital signature

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an encrypted code that a person, web site, or organization attaches to an electronic message

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digital certificate

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a notice that guarantees a user or a web site is legitmate

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certificate authority

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an authorized person or a company that issues and vertifies digital certificates

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system failure

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the prolonged malfunction of a computer

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surge protector

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special electrical components to provide a stable convert flow and the computer and other electric equipment

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UPS

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(uninterrupted power supply) device that contains surge protection circuits and one or more batteries thatr can provide power

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backup

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a duplicate of a file, program, or disk that can be used if the original is lose, damaged, or destroyed

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restore

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copying the backed up files to their original location on the computer

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WAP

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(wireless access point) configured so that it does not broadcast a network name

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War Driving

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individuals attempt to distant wireless networking view

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WPA

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(wi-Fi protected access) a secruity standard that improves an older security standard that improves an older security standards by unauthorized network users

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802.11i or WPA 2

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the must recent network security standard, confirms to the gov. security standards

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RSI

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(repetitive strain injury) an injury or disorder of muscles, tenderness, legiments, and joints

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CVS

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(computer vision syndrome) causes your eyes to be sore, tired, burning, itching, or dry

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ergonomics

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applied science devoted to incoporation comfort, efficency and safety into the design of items in workplace

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computer addiction

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the computer consumes someones entire social life

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computer ethics

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the moral guidelines that govern the use of computer and information system

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National Press Photographers

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they believe that allowing even the slightest alternative could lead to misrepresention

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intellectual property rights

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the rights to which creators are entitled for their work

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copyright

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authors and artists exclusive rights and duplication

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green computing

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involves reducing the electricity and enviromental waste while using a computer

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energy star program

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to help reduce the amount of electricity used by computer and related devices

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information privacy

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refers to the right of individuals to compare and identy or restruct the collection and use of info about them

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electronic profile

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when you fill out a form, the merchants recieves the form and just enters it into the system

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cookie

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a small text file that a web server has

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spyware

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a program placed on a computer w/o the user's knowledge

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adware

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a program that displays an online advertisement in a browser or pop-up window

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spam

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an unsolicated e-mail message or newsgroup posting sent to multiple reciprients

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phishing

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a scam in which a perpetrictor sends an official looking e-mail message that attempts to obtain your personal and financial info

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pharming

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a scam, similar to phishing, when a person attempts to obtain your personal and financial info

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social engineering

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gaining unauthorized access or obtaining information by taking advantage of restoring human nature

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employee monitoring

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the use of computers to observe, record, and receive are employee's use of the computer

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content filtering

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the process of restricting access to certain material on the web.