9: Network and Internet Security

Question 1

any illegal act involving a computer

Answer 1

computer crime

Question 2

gaining access to a computer, mobile device, network, file, or other resource without permission

Answer 2

unauthorized access

Question 3

using a computing resource for unapproved activities

Answer 3

unauthorized use

Question 4

using a computer to break into another computer system

Answer 4

hacking

Question 5

driving around an area with a Wi-Fi-enabled computer or mobile device to find a Wi-Fi network to access and use without authorization

Answer 5

war driving

Question 6

accessing an unsecured Wi-Fi network from your current location without authorization

Answer 6

Wi-Fi piggybacking

Question 7

an access control system that uses information only the individual should know to identify that individual

Answer 7

possessed knowledge access system

Question 8

a secret combination of characters used to gain access to a computer, computer network, or other resource

Answer 8

password

Question 9

using two different methods to authenticate a user

Answer 9

two-factor authentication

Question 10

an access control system that uses a physical object an individual has in his or her possession to identify that individual

Answer 10

possessed object access system

Question 11

an access control system that uses one unique physical characteristic of an individual (such as a fingerprint, a face, veins, or a voice) to authenticate that individual

Answer 11

biometric access system

Question 12

a collection of hardware and/or software intended to protect a computer or computer network from unauthorized access

Answer 12

firewall

Question 13

a method of scrambling the contents of an e-mail message or a file to make it unreadable if an unauthorized user intercepts it

Answer 13

encryption

Question 14

a Web page that uses encryption to protect information transmitted via that Web page

Answer 14

secure Web page

Question 15

a type of encryption that uses a single key to encrypt and decrypt the file or message

Answer 15

private key encryption

Question 16

a type of encryption that uses key pairs to encrypt and decrypt the file or message

Answer 16

public key encryption

Question 17

a private, secure path over the Internet that provides authorized users a secure means of accessing a private network via the Internet

Answer 17

virtual private network (VPN)

Question 18

an act of malicious destruction to a computer or computer resource

Answer 18

computer storage

Question 19

a computer that is controlled by a hacker or other computer criminal

Answer 19

bot

Question 20

a group of bots that are controlled by one individual

Answer 20

botnet

Question 21

any type of malicious software

Answer 21

malware

Question 22

a software program installed without the user’s knowledge and designed to alter the way a computer operates or to cause harm to the computer system

Answer 22

computer virus

Question 23

a malicious program designed to spread rapidly to a large number of computers by sending copies of itself to other computers

Answer 23

computer worm

Question 24

a malicious program that masquerades as something else

Answer 24

Trojan horse

Question 25

an act of sabotage that attempts to flood a network server or a Web server with so much activity that it is unable to function

Answer 25

denial of service (DoS) attack

Question 26

software, typically a suite of programs, used to protect your computer against a variety of threats

Answer 26

security software

Question 27

software used to detect and eliminate computer viruses and other types of malware

Answer 27

antivirus software

Question 28

a fraud or scam carried out through the Internet

Answer 28

dot con

Question 29

using someone else’s identity to purchase goods or services, obtain new credit cards or bank loans, or otherwise illegally masquerade as that individual

Answer 29

identity theft

Question 30

the use of spoofed communications (typically e-mail messages) to gain credit card numbers and other personal data to be used for fraudulent purposes

Answer 30

phishing

Question 31

a personalized phishing scheme targeted at an individual

Answer 31

spear phishing

Question 32

the act of accessing someone else’s social media account to make changes to the content or to perform an activity as that individual

Answer 32

social media hack

Question 33

the use of spoofed domain names to obtain personal information in order to use that information in fraudulent activities

Answer 33

pharming

Question 34

when an item purchased through an online auction is never delivered after payment, or the item is not as specified by the seller

Answer 34

online auction fraud

Question 35

AKA digital ID - a group of electronic data that can be used to verify the identity of a person or organization; includes a key pair that can be used for encryption and digital signatures

Answer 35

digital certificate

Question 36

a unique digital code that can be attached to a file or an e-mail message to verify the identity of the sender and guarantee the file or message has not been changed since it was signed

Answer 36

digital signature

Question 37

children or teenagers bullying other children or teenagers via the Internet

Answer 37

cyberbullying

Question 38

repeated threats or harassing behavior between adults carried out via e-mail or another Internet communications method

Answer 38

cyberstalking

Question 39

software used by hackers to gather information from a debit/credit card during financial transactions

Answer 39

packetsniffing

Question 40

numeric passwords, such as personal identification numbers (PINs)

Answer 40

passcodes

Question 41

malware program that activates when it detects a certain condition, such as a particular keystroke being pressed

Answer 41

logic bomb

Question 42

a logic bomb that is triggered by a particular time or date

Answer 42

time bomb