security

Question 1

hacker

Answer 1

someone who gains unauthorized access

Question 2

sidejacking

Answer 2

hijack of open web session by using user’s cookies

Question 3

firesheep

Answer 3

firefox’s extension that made it possible to easily sidejack

Question 4

Virus

Answer 4

self-replicating code embedded within another program

Question 5

worm

Answer 5

self contained program, spreads through network,

Question 6

trojan horse

Answer 6

program with benign capability that masks a sinister purpose

Question 7

backdoor trojan

Answer 7

gives attack access to computer

Question 8

ransomware

Answer 8

malware designed to exhort money

Question 9

rootkits

Answer 9

set of programs that provide privileged access

Question 10

spyware

Answer 10

program that communicates over internet connections w/o users knowledge or consent

Question 11

adware

Answer 11

spyware that displays pop up ads related to users activity

Question 12

bots

Answer 12

trojan that responds to commands sent by the background

Question 13

anonymous

Answer 13

loosely organized international hacktivists