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22 Cards in this Set
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antispyware
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Software that searches a computer for spyware and other software that may violate a user’s privacy, allows the user to remove it, and provides continuing protection against future attacks.
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antivirus software
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Uses several techniques to find viruses on a computer system, remove them if possible, and keep additional viruses from infecting the system.
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biometrics
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The science and technology of authentication by scanning and measuring a person’s unique physical features such as fingerprints, retinal patterns, and facial characteristics.
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computer forensics
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The process of examining computing equipment to determine if it has been used for illegal, unauthorized, or unusual activities.
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cyberterrorism
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A form of terrorism that uses attacks over the Internet to intimidate and harm a population.
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firewall
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Network hardware or software that examines all incoming packets and filters out packets that are potentially dangerous.
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identity theft
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The criminal act of using stolen information about a person to assume that person’s identity.
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intellectual property
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A product of the mind or intellect over which the owner holds legal entitlement.
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intellectual property rights
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Rights relative to the ownership and use of intellectual property such as software, music, movies, data, and information.
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Internet fraud
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The crime of deliberately deceiving a person over the Internet in order to cause damage and to unjustly obtain property or services from the victim.
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password
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A combination of characters known only to the user that is used for authentication.
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phishing
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Scam that combines spoofed e-mail and a spoofed Web site in order to trick a person into providing private information.
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piracy
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The illegal copying, use, and distribution of digital intellectual property such as software, music, and movies.
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plagiarism
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Taking credit for someone else’s intellectual property, typically a written idea, by claiming it as your own.
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security holes
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Software bugs that allow violations of information security.
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software patches
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Corrections to the software bugs that cause security holes.
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spyware
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Software installed on a computer without the user’s knowledge to either monitor the user or allow an outside party to control the computer.
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username
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Identifies a user to the computer system.
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virus
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A program that attaches itself to a file, spreads to other files, and delivers a destructive action called a payload.
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virus hoax
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An e-mail that warns of a virus that doesn’t exist.
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worm
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A program that does not attach itself to other programs but rather acts as a free agent, replicating itself numerous times in an effort to overwhelm systems.
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zombie computer
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A computer that carries out actions (often malicious) under the remote control of a hacker either directly or through spyware or a virus.
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