Civil Air Patrol Aerospace Module 7 - Cyber Security

What allows hackers to obtain sensitive information from a victim's system?

Which cookie temporarily stores information on a website in a single visit?

What is a collection of online activity including social media posts, online purchases, and website visits?

What self-replicating software applications search for other vulnerable devices to infect, to crash networks?

What are cyberethics?

What do you call an event when an attacker makes a machine unavailable by overloading them with information?

What do you call gaining illegal access to a vulnerable computer to commit fraud, destroy property, or commit crime?

Which cookie exists for more than one session and provides your preferences for future visits?

What is a network device that requests access to a service in order to accomplish a task called?

Which term refers to causing mischief on various digital platforms and social media, hoping to provoke a victim?

Which term refers to submitting several passwords with the hope of eventually guessing correctly?

What is monitoring an unsecured phone call, instant message, or email to find sensitive information called?

Which term refers to a cybercriminal who uses malware to steal information or perform other criminal acts?

What disguises itself as an innocent program, replicates itself, and inserts itself into other software?

What is a device that manages access to the resources clients need to complete their tasks called?

What is the digital environment where networks communicate?

What do you call software, secretly placed on a machine, that captures every keystroke made on the computer?

What breaks down large amounts of data into smaller pieces to prevent the overloading of a network?

Which term refers to the process where an attacker gains the trust of a victim to gather information about them?

What is an email that looks like it came from a business, but is fake and meant to steal your personal information?

What locks a computer and holds a victim's system hostage until the victim pays a sum of money to the cybercriminal?

What is a type of malware that looks legitimate but contains malicious software?

What is created by your internet browser to store small text files that track your activity?

Which cookie was created to provide a good experience for you, but shares with other companies that want to advertise?

What is protecting users from threats on the internet called?

Which term refers to those who hack into networks and systems but don't perform malicious acts?

Which cookie stores information about your search, then uses the information the next day to advertise?

Which term refers to those who check for vulnerabilities and resolve security problems before the systems are exploited?

What is online harassment using electronic communication to spread rumor, make threats, and carry out harmful behavior?

What is harmful computer programming that disrupts, damages, or gains unauthorized access to a computer?