Cybersecurity Exam Vocab Part 1

WHICH TYPE OF MALWARE ENCRYPTS YOUR FILES AND DEMANDS PAYMENT TO UNLOCK THEM?

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WHAT IS A MALICIOUS CODE THAT REPLICATES ITSELF AND SPREADS TO OTHER SYSTEMS?

WHAT ATTACK MIMICS A LEGITIMATE WI-FI NETWORK TO STEAL USER DATA?

A TROJAN HORSE HIDES AS LEGIT SOFTWARE?

WHAT TERM DESCRIBES FAKE EMAILS USED TO STEAL PERSONAL INFO?

WHICH ATTACK USES FAKE TEXT MESSAGES TO TRICK USERS INTO REVEALING PRIVATE INFO?

WHICH TYPE OF SOFTWARE DISPLAYS UNWATED ADVERTISEMENTS ON YOUR DEVICE?

WHAT IS IT CALLED WHEN SOMEONE USES VOICE CALLS TO TRICK PEOPLE INTO REVEALING SENSITIVE INFO?

WHAT SYSTEM USES PUBLIC AND PRIVATE KEYS TO SECURE COMMUNICATION?

WHAT DO YOU CALL A NETWORK OF INFECTED COMPUTERS CONTROLLED REMOTELY?

WHAT TYPE OF ATTACK OVERWHELMS A NETWORKS WITH TRAFFIC TO MAKE IT UNAVAILABLE?

WHICH MALWARE DISGUISES ITSELF AS A LEGITIMATE PROGRAM TO GAIN ACCESS?

WHAT IS THE ACT OF CORRUPTING A DNS SERVER TO REDIRECT USERS TO MALICIOUS SITES?

WHAT KIND OF MALWARE LOCKS YOUR FILES AND DEMANDS MONEY TO UNLOCK THEM?