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11 Cards in this Set
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trojan horse
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hides within or looks like legitimate program until triggered, does not replicate itself on other computers
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Worm
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Program that copies itself reapeatedly, using up system resources and possibly shutting down the system
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Payload
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(destructive event) that is delivered when you open file, run infected program, or boot computer with infected disk in disk drive.
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Macro/script-types of viruses
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exploits trust relationship between office and OS-VBscript computing (called VBA in Office)-often as attachments in email
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Virus Signature
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known specific pattern of virus code. Also called virus infection.
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biometrics
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device that authenticates a person's identity by translating a personal characteristic, such as a finger print, 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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SSL-Secure Sockets Layer
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-Security technique that provides encryption of all data that passes between a client and an internet server
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Cookie
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small text file that a Web server stores on a computer. Some Web sites sell or tade information stored in your cookies.
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Encryption
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process of converting readable data into unreadable characters to prevenet unauthorized access
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Ergonomics
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an applied science devoted to incorporating comfort, efficiency, and safety into desgn of items in the workspace
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Digital Certificate
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A notice that guarentees a user or a Web site is legitimate
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