National Security Offenses

Question 1

These are considered cyberterrorism, an umbrella term for unlawful offenses that commit terrorist activities or engage in terrorism against computers, networks, and the information stored therein. It is the conjunction of terrorism and cyberspace.

Answer 1

National Security Offenses

Question 2

sudden invasive attacks targeting computer information systems, network infrastructure, or personal electronic devices.

Answer 2

Incursion

Question 3

an umbrella term for destroying digital data where it becomes unreadable, inaccessible, or susceptible to unauthorized purposes

Answer 3

Destruction

Question 4

refers to the intentional dissemination of false information to mislead, confuse, or manipulate an audience

Answer 4

Disinformation

Question 5

refers to malicious attempts from multiple machines to disrupt computer networks by temporarily or indefinitely making them inaccessible.

Answer 5

Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS)

Question 6

refers to malicious attacks targeting websites to replace their content with the attacker’s message.

These offenses convey political or religious messages, profacnity, and other inappropriate content.

Answer 6

Defacement of Websites