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23 Cards in this Set
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Hardware Theft
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Act of stealing computer equipment
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Hardware Vandalism
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Act of defacing or destroying computer equipment
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Software theft
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When someone steals software media, intentionally erase programs, illegally copies program or registers and activates a program
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License Agreement
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Right to use software
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Information Theft
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Someone steals person or confidential info
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Encryption
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converting readable data into unreadable characters
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Decrypt
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decipher into readable form
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Encryption algorithm
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Set of steps that can convert readable plain text into unreadable cipher text
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Encryption key
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programmed formula that the originator of the data uses to encrypt the plain text and recipient uses to decrypt cipher text
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Plaintext
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unencrypted readable data
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Ciphertext
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encrypted data
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Digital Signature
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encrypted code attached to an electronic message to verify the identity of the message sender
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Digital Certificate
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Notice that guarantees a user or website is legitimate
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Certificate Authority
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CA
Authorized person or company that issues and verifies digital certificates |
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System Failure
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prolonged malfunction of a computer
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Surge protector
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uses special electrical components to provide a stable current flow to computer
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UPS
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uninterruptible power supply
Device that contains surge protection circuits and one or more batteries that can provide power during loss of power |
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Backup
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Duplicate of file, program, or disk that can be used if original is lost, damaged, or destroyed
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Restore
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Copying backed up files to their original location
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WAP
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wireless access point, unsecured network
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War Driving
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Individuals detect wireless networks via notebook computer or mobile device while driving through areas they suspect have a wireless network
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WPA
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Wifi protected access security standard that improves on older security standards by authenticating network users
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802.11i or WPA2
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Most recent network security standard conforms to government security standard
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