Cybersecurity Quiz - AP Computer Science

A program or set of instructions in a program that allow users to bypass security controls is called a Back Door.

A program that verifies user input is not computer generated.

A good password is impossible to crack.

The method of trying to find the plain text from the cipher text WITHOUT the decryption key.

Attempting to gain access to a computer system by methodically trying to determine a user's password.

Pretending to be someone else with the intent of obtaining unauthorized data.

Technique for encryption that shifts the alphabet by some number of characters

A set of rules that must be followed when creating a password.

Norton, Sohpos and McAfee are types of ______ software.

Protecting information through preventing, detecting, and responding to cyber attacks.

Who is considered to be the first modern day hacker?