DTE Topic 3: Cybersafety Flashcards
Keylogging is
the use of a program to record every keystroke made by a computer user in order to gain fraudulent access to passwords and other confidential information.
Phishing is
a technique that attempts to trick a user into providing personal information. That personal information can then be used to access sensitive online resources, such as bank accounts and emails
Malware is
software intended to damage a computing system or to take partial control over its operation
The process of encoding a plain text message in some secret way is called
Encryption
The process that reverses encryption, taking a secret message and reproducing the original plain text, is called
Decryption
A Caesar Cipher is
a technique for encryption that shifts the alphabet in the original message by some number of characters.
A cipher is
the generic term for a technique (or algorithm) that performs encryption.
A Random Substitution Cipher is
a technique for encryption that replaces the letters of the original message with other, completely random, letters of the alphabet.
Frequency Analysis is
the study of the frequency of letters or groups of letters in a ciphertext in order to break a substitution cipher.
Which of the following is NOT a good strategy when creating a password?
Reuse passwords across multiple accounts.
Single-Factor Authentication (SFA) is a type of security protection that might ask a user to provide which of the following forms of verification?
Password + Password again
Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) is a type of security protection that might ask a user to provide which of the following forms of verification?
Password + Code sent to your phone
Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is a type of security protection that might ask a user to provide which of the following forms of verification?
Password + Code sent to your phone + Fingerprint
What can you do to protect your data?
Install updates to system software
Install virus scanning software
Encrypt the word BOT with a Caesar Cipher shift of 3.
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