CyberSecurity Section 4 Vocabulary

A social engineering technique that uses a fake story to manipulate people into sharing private information

A practice that requires two pieces of data to prove your identity

A person good at hacking who illegally works to inflict harm to a computer system

An attempt to guess a password using trial and error

Social engineering technique: uses fake messages supposedly from trusted sources to trick users into clicking links, etc

Software that stores and manages passwords securely

Software that displays or downloads advertising content

A social engineering technique that tempts someone to do something

Malicious software that captures data about a person without their knowledge or permission.

Individuals who use a computer to get into another device or network that doesn't belong to them

Malicious software that when executed causes damage to a device. It can spread from computer to computer.

Generic term for any malicious software or code designed to damage or gain illegal access to a computer system

In the CIA Triad, this ensures that the data is correct and has not been tampered with.

In the CIA Triad, this means denying people access to data that they do not have permission to see.

In the CIA Triad, this means that the right people have access to data when they need it.

A social engineering technique that redirects a user from a real website to a fake website without the user's knowledge

A cybersecurity model composed of three principles: confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Malicious software that looks legitimate but allows unauthorized access to systems

Malicious software that encrypts a file, folder, or system and requires a ransom to be paid in order to unlock the data.

Malicious software that multiplies on computers until devices are out of memory - can spread from computer to computer

A copy of the data on a computer device that can be used to replace the original data if it becomes damaged or lost

Software that looks for malware on a device. It uses code patterns from malware called signatures in its search.

Cybersecurity professional who hacks systems for legal reasons, usually to identify vulnerabilities so they can be fixed

Anything, such as a communication or a "hack", that is intended to cause damage or harm

The process of protecting technology against attacks.

Using technology to trick someone into revealing or doing something they normally wouldn't do

A brute force attack that attempts to guess a password by trying a comprehensive list of words