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A term originally described any computer enthusiast who lacked formal training |
Hacker |
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This term has been redefined to identify anyone who gains unauthorized access to a computer system |
Hacker |
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Anyone who gains access to a computer system without authorization and with the intent to do harm or play pranks |
Cracker |
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Anyone who gains access to a computer system they are not authorized to access is called a |
Intruder |
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A software access port to the computer that a Trojan horse has infected |
A backdoor |
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Denying access to a server by overloading the server with bogus requests |
Denial Of Service (DOS) |
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A virus created by storing a series of keystrokes known as a "macro" produced by a word-processing software application |
Macro virus |
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A method of intercepting a network transmission, reading it, and then placing it back on route to it's intended destination |
Man In The Middle (MITM) |
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A method of Internet fraud that involves using e-mail to steal a person's identity and other sensitive information, such as financial |
Phishing |
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A method of using previously copied and stored information, such as an IP or MAC address, to establish an unauthorized connection with the destination |
Replay Attack |
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A type of DoS that consists of spoofing the target address and then pinging the target broadcast address |
Smurf Attack |
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The manipulation of personnel by the use of deceit to gain security information |
Social Engineering |
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Fooling the destination by using an IP address other then the true IP address of a source to create a fake identity
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Spoofing |
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A program designed to gain access to a computer while pretending to be something else |
Trojan Horse |
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A software program that can spread easily and rapidly to many different computers
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Worm |
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Intrusion Intrusion |
IDS |
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Intrusion Intrusion Detection or Prevention System System? Requires some form of port monitoring |
IPS
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Intrusion Intrusion Detection or Prevention System System? A reactive security protection system |
IPS
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Intrusion Intrusion Detection or Prevention System System? Detects unauthorized activity and performs some function to stop the activity |
IPS |
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Intrusion Intrusion Detection or Prevention System System? Microsoft Event Viewer is an example of this system |
IDS |
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Intrusion Intrusion Detection or Prevention System System? An antivirus software program is an example of this type of system |
IPS |
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Intrusion Intrusion Detection or Prevention System System? Can generate false positives |
IDS |
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The method of using an algorithm to encode data is called |
Encryption |
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The science of encoding data is |
Cryptology |
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Encrypted data is referred to as |
Cipher Text |
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An algorithm used to encode data is called a |
Key |
