UNIT 8 VOCAB

Question 1

L2
Personally Identifiable Information

Answer 1

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

Question 2

L5
Phishing

Answer 2

a technique nat auempts to trick a user ito proviang personal information. That personal information can then be used to access sensitive online resources, such as bank accounts and emails.

Question 3

L5
Keylogging

Answer 3

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

Question 4

L5
Malware

Answer 4

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

Question 5

L5
Rogue Access Point

Answer 5

a wireless access point that gives unauthorized access to secure networks.

Question 6

Encryption

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Decryption

Answer 7

a process that reverses encryption, taking a secret message and reproducing the original plain text

Question 8

Symmetric Key Encryption

Answer 8

involves one key for both encryption and decryption

Question 9

Public Key Encryption

Answer 9

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 is required to decrypt the message

Question 10

Multifactor Authentication

Answer 10

a method of computer access in which a user has to successfully provide evidence in at least two of the following categories: knowledge (something they know), possession (something they have), and inherence (something they are). Each step provides a new layer of security

Question 11

Computer Virus Scanning Software

Answer 11

protects a computing system against infection