Term Related To Computer Crimes

Question 1

Adware?

Answer 1

A type of software that downloads or displays.

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Backdoor

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A bit of code of access to a system,bypassed

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Biometric identification

Answer 3

Fingertips,iris scans, facial recognition and voice recognition.

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Cracker

Answer 4

Hacker ,creates misicheif

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Cybercrime

Answer 5

Type ,internet or other communication technology.

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Data diddling

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Modfing valid data in a computer file.

Question 7

Denial of service DOS or DDOS

Answer 7

Using several computers attached to the internet to access a website so that the site is overwhelmed and not available.

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Encryption

Answer 8

Method od cooding senstive data to protect it when sent over the internet

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Firewall

Answer 9

Software ,protect computers from unauthorized access.

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Hacker

Answer 10

Computer programmer ,cracker

Question 11

Idetity theft

Answer 11

Another person private information to assume their identity

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Keyboard logger

Answer 12

Mintor computer activites such as time spent on the internet or collect personal information such as password.

Question 13

Logic bomb

Answer 13

Program code , program

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Malware

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Refer to viruses ,worms ,spyware, trojan horses and adware .

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Multifactor

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Method confroming identify that requires more thean one credential for verication.

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Authentiction MFA

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requiring both a password and a code sent by email or text , gusses or steal your password .

Question 17

Malicious data files

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Office documents or PDF file that exploits weaknesses in the software program used to open it , install malware on a victim system

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Opt-out

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A number of measures to prevent reciving unwanted product or services .

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Phishing

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Hook users and trick them into submitting personal or financial information or password.

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Rootkit

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Enables remote administration-level access and control over a computer or computer network

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Ransomware

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Type of malware, money in return for the key to unlocking

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Sabtoge

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The puposeful destruction of hardware, software , data

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Salami method

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Method of data stealing that invilbes taking little bits at a time

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Social engineering

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By humen attackers to get the victims to breach security protocol or give playing on the victim greed ,vanity ,willingness to help someone .

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Software privacy

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Copying of copyrighted software

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Spamming

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Sending unsolicited electronic messeges in bulk

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Supply chain attacks

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Intersting malware code into the legitimate software code utilized on that computer

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Spoofing

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Know and trusted source.

Question 29

Theft of services

Answer 29

Computer system

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Time bomb

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Preform certin functions on a specific date or time such as printing a message or destroying data .

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Trackers

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Website that act to collect information about you and sends that information to third party companies .

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Trapdoors

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Allow a unauthorized access to program

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Trojan (horse)

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Placing instructions in a program that add additional, illegitimate functions

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Virus

Answer 34

Replicate itself ans causes a verietry of mischievous outcomes,USB storage devices , email attachments and downloded files .