Terms Flashcards
CIA Stands for what?
CAI stands for Confidentiality Integrity Availability.
Confidentiality definition:
Be read only by the right people.
Integrity definition:
Only be changed by authorised processes or persons.
Availability definition:
Be available and useable whenever and wherever required.
Information assets refers to what?
Information assets refers to any sensitive or valuable data concerned.
Authentication definition:
Authentication is the process of checking if the user has priority or if the user has a certain identity. It is used to secure integrity and confidentiality.
Non-repudiation definition:
Ensuring that the user cannot deny an action on any network, app, or site. It does this by logging the action, using the users authentication method. This could be username, IP address, bank account name, etc.
Malware definition:
Malware is a collective term denoting all software attempting to harm a computer. It is a contraction of “malicious software”.
Phishing definition:
Emailing people and pretending to be IT security or other “trustworthy” positions. It is also a form of social engineering.
What is it called when hackers target a very specific audience or recipient through spam email software transfer?
This is called “spear phishing”.
Pastejacking definition:
Using Javascript to inject code or malware into the clipboard when “copy” is used.
SMTP stands for what?
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
TCP stands for what?
TCP stands for Transmission Control Protocol
IP stands for what?
IP stands for Internet Protocol.
HTTP stands for what?
HyperText Transfer Protocol. HTTPS stands for HyperText Transfer Protocol [with] SSL
