Unit 10 - Cybersecurity And Global Impacts

Question 1

Computing Innovation

Answer 1

Includes a program as an integral part of its function. Can be physical (self driving car), non-physical computing software (picture editing software), or non-physical computing concepts (e-commerce)

Question 2

Personally Identifiable Information (PII)

Answer 2

Information about an individual that identifies, links, relates, or describes them

Question 3

Phishing

Answer 3

A technique that attempts to trick a user into providing personal information. Scamming.

Question 4

Keylogging

Answer 4

The use of a program to record every keystroke make by a computer user in order to gain fraudulent access to passwords and other confidential information

Question 5

Malware

Answer 5

Software intended to damage a computing system or to take partial control over its operation

Question 6

Rouge Access Point

Answer 6

A wireless access point that gives unauthorized access to secure networks

Question 7

Encryption

Answer 7

A process of encoding messages to keep them secret, so only “authorized” parties can read it

Question 8

Decryption

Answer 8

A process that reverses encryption, taking a secret message and reproducing the original in plain test

Question 9

Symmetric Key Encryption

Answer 9

Involves one key for both encryption and decryption

Question 10

Public Key Encryption

Answer 10

Pairs a public key for encryption and a private key for decryption. The sender does not need the receiver’s private key to encrypt a message, but the receiver’s private key to encrypt a message, but the receiver’s private key is required to decrypt the message

Question 11

Multi-factor authentification

Answer 11

A system that requires at least two steps to unlock protected information; each step adds a new layer of security that must be broken to gain unauthorized access.