Online dangers and safety

Question 1

regularly saving copies of your data in a safe place.

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Backup

Question 2

a large group of infected computers under the control of criminals

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Botnet

Question 3

unwanted e-mail messages transmitted to masses of people, they may carry a virus

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Spam

Question 4

a program that invades computers on a network and buries itself deep inside the software by replicating itself

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Worm

Question 5

any program that infiltrates a computer and then causes it to malfunction

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Virus

Question 6

a method of tricking people into revealing their sensitive personal information

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Phishing

Question 7

most of malvares infiltrate using software weak spots therefore, it's important to ...

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make regular updates

Question 8

a secret program that observes and reports on a user's online activity, without their knowledge

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Spyware

Question 9

a program that enters a computer by hiding inside an apparently innocent application

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Trojan

Question 10

it's a software/hardware that builds a defensive wall around your computer/network

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Firewall

Question 11

a malicious software used to get a control of user device or personal information

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Malware

Question 12

it's a program, which scans your device and incoming data like files or applications for potential threats

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Anti-virus

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