Network Threats

Question 1

someone who finds access into a computer’s security system to break into another machine

Answer 1

hacker

Question 2

unwanted commercial email

Answer 2

spam

Question 3

software that gets installed on the computer, it can cause annoying pop-up ads, steal information or disrupt files/networks

Answer 3

adware/malware

Question 4

embedded software that looks safe and steals information only to send it out to the hacker

Answer 4

spyware

Question 5

computer software that attaches itself to another program that can replicate itself and go from computer to computer corrupting and/or modifying files

Answer 5

computer virus

Question 6

stand alone malware computer program

Answer 6

computer worm

Question 7

type of malware that disguises itself as a legitimate file or helpful program but whose real purpose is to steal information

Answer 7

Trojan horse

Question 8

protection?

Answer 8

• install a firewall

- password protected network

Question 9

• hardware or software
• objective is to control the incoming/outgoing network traffic by analyzing the data packets and determining whether it should be allowed through or not based on a predetermined rule set

Answer 9

firewall