Erik Lujan English Quiz: communications, hackers and virus

This virus spreads on its own through networks without needing a host file.

Phishing scams often try to trick people into giving away personal information.

What is an Overwriting virus?

Quarantining a file means permanently deleting it from your computer.

A "protocol" can be compared to a set of instructions that computers follow to communicate.

"Infecting" a system usually refers to a malicious program that spreads through emai

What is identity theft?

What is a piggybacking?

A Rootkit is easy to detect with normal antivirus software.

What is the main purpose of antivirus software?

What is phishing?

What is a Keylogger?

What does a Security Breach refer to?

A Firewall helps prevent unauthorized access to your computer or network.

What is a Backdoor in cybersecurity?