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Cybersecurity Flashcards

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unwelcomed attempts to steal, expose, alter, disable or detroy information thorugh unauthorized access to copmuter systems

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cyber attacks

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how do cybercriminals get into a system?

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-Internal threats
-external threats
-malware
-social engineering
-software vulnerabilities

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careless, ignorant, negligent behavior

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using insecure wifi
-sending info to wrong party or storing it incorreclty
misplace or lost computing or storage hardware

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without approvale, trusted parties, such as an employee or contractor shares sensitive customer data or properitary copmany technology
-associated with disgruntled employees

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malicious behavior

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information security attack associated with: social engineering, malicious software, software vulnerabilities

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external threats

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software designde to disrupt computer operation, gather sensitive informaion, or gain unauthorized access to computer systems

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malicious software

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art of manipulating people into performing actions or divulging info that can harm the secuirty of their systems

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Social engineering

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errors in software or desgin weaknesses that can be exploited to gain access or install malicious software

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software vulnerabilities

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What are some types of malware

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spyware
ntnets
viruses
worms
trojan horse

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to gather information

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spyware

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take over many computers for use in proxy attacks. can sometimes swamp a network

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botnets

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Infect a software and when run it infects other software, carries payload that causes harm

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virsues

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propagate through the network without user action and carries payload to cause harm, can swamp network

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worms

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invites users to run seemingly legitinate software that in-turn installs malicious code

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trojan horse

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Restricts access to the infected computer system in some way for the restrictions to be removed

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Ransomware

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sometimes try to take advantage of the critical nature of data and data access

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ransomware

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lying to and deceiving legitimiate users
tricking them into divulging restricted information or granting unauthorized access

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social engineering

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falling for a phishing attack is an example of

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social engineering

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targeted toward a specific individual, organization or business

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spear phishing

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inappropiate use of backdoors is an example of

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software vulnerabilites

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code designed into software programs to allow access to the the application by

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circumventing password protection

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bugs in code is an example of

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software vulnerabilites

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unintentionally created flaw in code

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bugs in code

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attacks that exploit a vulnerability a developer has NOT had time to address and patch

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zero-day attack

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the method hackers use to attack systems with a perviously unidentified vulnerability

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zero-day exploit

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26
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what was the heartbleed bug?

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zero-day vulnerability in the open SSL encryption library used to secure traffic between web servers and computers

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used to attack data-driven applications, in which malicious SQL statements are inserted into an entry field for execution

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SQL injection attack

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what are the goals of cybercriminals

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-steal time
-steal data
-steal money
-wreak havoc

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unauthorized use of a machine’s computing ability

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steal time

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what are examples of steal time

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cryptojacking: using your machine for calculations needed for bitcoin mining without your consent
- making a “bot” of your machine: using malware youve installed to make your machine part of a”botnet” used ot launch a distributed denial of service (dos) atttack

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unauthorized access to data- where it’s gathered, transmitted or at rest

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steal data

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in equifax, criminals accessed a system through a web-application vulnerability that was known and for a correction had been availabile for 2 months, this is an example of

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steal data

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using stole credentials

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steal money

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34
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log into the vicitims bank account and create electronic funds transfers to the perp’s account is an example of

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steal money

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35
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using ransomware

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steal money

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36
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with cryptolocker trojan, encrypted files on the affected system and demanded ransom in the forms of bitcoin, this is an example

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steal money

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denial-of-service attack

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wreak havoc

38
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This attack is meant to shut down a machine, network, or online service making inaccessible to its intended users

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DoS attack

39
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distributed denial of service attack (DDos)

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wreak havoc

40
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using botnets, the incoming traffic flooding the victim originates from many different sources

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distributed denial of service attack

41
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gain control of systems

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wreak havoc

42
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software aimed at controlling systems to damage them or to gain control of infrastructure

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wreak havoc- gain control of systems

43
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targets supervisory control and data acquisitoin

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stuxnet

44
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targets industrial control systems, those of electrical substations

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industroyer

45
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with it in general, tools have become more capable and availabe, the barrier to entry into the market has ___

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lowered

46
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web-based attack platforms

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malware kits

47
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set of defenses put in place to counter threats to technology infrastructure and data resources

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cybersecurity

48
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may extend beyond the enterprise and affect the selection of partners

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scope

49
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cybersecurity is part of

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IT risk management

50
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the process of identifying and measuring IT risks and devising the optimal risk mitigation strategyu

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cybersecurity

51
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the cost of data breaches involving customer information can be wide-reaching

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investigation and remediation
-notification
-identify theft and credit monitoring

52
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associated w the exploited vulnerability

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investigation and remediation

53
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impacted consumers via mail

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notifxation

54
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companies hit with a data breach will subsidize identity theft protection and credit monitoring for affected custoners

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identity theft and credit monitoring

55
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disruptions in normal business operations if services are down or denided
-credit card companies may reuse to provide card services
- due to defecting customers

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lost business

56
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cybersecurity risks are hard to assess in the ___ of an attack

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absence

57
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security is a ___-

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negative deliverable

58
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security is recurring investment in a ____

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never-ending arms race

59
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it departments may not be able to fully fund comprehensive security solutions by themselves becaues:

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  • departments have limited budgets
  • most security problems are NOT IT, they people problems
60
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balancing three principles designed to guyide cybersecurity policies

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confidentiality, integrity, availability

61
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indivduals must be able to consume information when and where needed

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availabiity

62
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sensitive information should be accesed only by authorized people

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confidentiality

63
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focuses on ensuring data hasn;t been tampered with and that it can be trusted as authentic and reliable

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integrity

64
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by making data available, thers risk to exposing it to

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unauthorized access and unapproved modifications

65
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the process of ranking security threats and matching them to appropriate repsonses

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cost/benefit analysis

66
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designed to manage the trae-off between the degree of desired security and the investment necessary to achieve it

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Cybersecurity

67
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countermeasures to put in place to mitigate the risk of a successful cyber attack

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threat prevention

68
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use multiple tools to put as many roadblocks as possible to hinder the attacker- this is a key security

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defense in depth

69
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IT professionals install detection software
- training and policies

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malware

70
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prevention is practically impossible because attacks can come from anywhere
- repsonse involves worldwide cooperation of network and hosting organizations

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distributed denial of service attacks

71
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once vulnerability is discovered

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disclosure should be done in a responsible manner

72
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should be notified first in the case of properietary software

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developer

73
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should be delayed in order to allow time for a mitigation method

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public disclosure

74
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to reduce ignorance and indifference
-part of onboarding but must be reinfornced periodically

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trainign

75
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check compliance with polices
-look for suspicious activities

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user activity and behavior monitoring

76
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prevent supply chain attack that seeks to damage an organization by targeting less-secure elements in the supply netowrk after identifying a weakest link

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intervention with suppliers and customers

77
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based on the premise that legitimate use looks different from illegitimate use

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behavioral anomaly detection

78
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serves as a trap for attackers- deception mechanism to lure hackers into a vulnerable system

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honey pot

79
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responding to a potential damaging on-going cyber attack is

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crisis management

80
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capability of an organization to continue the delivery of products or services at pre-defined acceptable levels following a disruptive incident

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business continuity plan

81
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meeting to discuss simulated emergency situation
-practice incident repsonse plans

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tabletop exercise

82
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meeting to discuss simulated emergency situation
-practice incident repsonse plans

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tabletop exercise

83
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cybercriminals who infiltrate systems and collect data for illegal resale

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harvesters

84
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criminals who purchase assets from data harvesters to be used for illegeal financial gain

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cash-out fraudsters

85
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hordes of surreptitiously infilitrated copmuters, linked and controlled remotely aka zombie works

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otnets

86
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attack where firms computer systems are flooded with thousands of seemingly llegitimate requests, the sheer volume of which will slow or shut down the sites use

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distributed denial of service (DDoS)

87
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someone who uncovers computer weakness without explotiing them

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white hat hackers

88
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computer criminals

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black hat hackers

89
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attacks that are so new that they havent been clearly indentified, so they havent made it into software screening systems

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zero-day exploits

90
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system that acts as a control for network traffic, blocking unauthorized traffic while permitting acceptable use

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firewalls

91
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system that monitors network use for potential hacking attemps.

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intrusion detection system

92
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highly restrictive programs that permit communication only with approved entities in an approved manner

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whitelists

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