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Unit 3 Key Words Flashcards

1
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Digital System

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Based on discontinuous data/events

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Confidentiality

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Restricting access to authed ppl only

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3
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Integrity

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Assuring accuracy and trustworthiness of data

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Availability

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Assuring data is available when required

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Cyber Security

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Technologies, processes and practices used to protect networks, programs and computers.

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Escalation of privileges

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Obtaining rights users don’t normally have

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7
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Vertical escalation

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Finding flaws in security system or OS to increase level of access

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Horizontal escalation

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Stealing password or gaining access due to program fault

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9
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Information disclosure

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Info passed on without permission

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10
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Account lockout

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Login blocked due to failed attempts

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Denial of Service

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Attack that shuts down a comp/network by flooding it with traffic

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System attack examples

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DoS, botnet, social engineering

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Physical attack examples

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Theft

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14
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Environmental examples

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Floods, fire, earthquakes

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15
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Cyber-enabled Crime

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Fraud, theft and bullying using IT

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Cyber-dependent Crime

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Can only be carried out using a computer, i.e DoS

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17
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State-sponsored

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Countries spying on each other

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Hacktivist

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Politically and socially motivated disruptive hackers

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19
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Cyber Criminal

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Using computers to perform malicious activities, for financial gain generally

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Insider

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Hacker from within the target organisation

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Script Kiddie

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Hacker that has no programming knowledge and uses existing scripts

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Vulnerability Broker

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Finds bugs in systems and sells them

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Scammers

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Deceives people with false offers and information

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Phishers

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Hackers that obtain want sensitive info such as passwords

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Cyber Terrorists

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Hackers that want to cause fear or intimidation in society

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Mitigate Risks

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Testing systems for vulnerabilities

27
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Monitor and controls systems

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Monitoring assets

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Penetration Testing

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Simulating attacks to find flaws

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Fuzzing

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Inputting huge amounts of random data to find program faults

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Security Functionality

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Identifying flaws in security mechanisms

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Sandboxing

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Isolating untested code

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IDS

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Monitor systems for malicious net activity

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NIDS

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Monitor inbound and outbound net activity for suspicious patterns

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HIDS

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Installed on every net computer, has two-way access to external environment, monitors i/o

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DIDS

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Multiple IDS over a large net, communicating with each other via a central server

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Anomaly Based

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Monitors network activity and classifies whether the activity is expected or not.

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Signature Based

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Monitor net traffic for specific known patterns used by malware

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Honeypot

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Decoy computer/net to detect and deflect attacks

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IPS

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Proactive detection against intruders

40
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Physical Security

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Limits access to buildings

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Biometrics

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Uses persons physical characteristics to identify them

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Swipe Cards

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Magnetic/RFID cards that can be swiped to authorise people

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Alarms

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Deter people

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hardware Security

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Prevents physical removal of items

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Safe

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Securely store items

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Cable Locks

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Secure items to an immovable object

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Engraving

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Engrave identification on the hardware

48
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SmartWater

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Liquid that leaves a long-lasting identifier, presence is invisible

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Firewall

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Monitors incoming and outgoing traffic, decides whether to allow or block

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Anti-malware

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Protects a system from malware infiltration

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Operating system Updates

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Remove or corrects vulnerabilities

52
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Patch Management

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Updating patches for software to fix any vulnerabilities

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Encryption

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Protects the confidential of digital data, scrambling it with a code

54
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Asymmetric Encryption

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Uses a public key to encrypt and a private key to decrypt

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Symmetric Encryption

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One key shared among recipients for encryption and decryption

56
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Cryptography

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Protects information on open and closed networks

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