Vocabulary 9

Question 1

CIA

Answer 1

Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability

Question 2

Cybercrime

Answer 2

criminal activities carried out by means of computers or the internet.

Question 3

Cyberwarfare

Answer 3

the use of cyber attacks against a nation-state, causing it significant harm, up to and including physical warfare, and disruption of vital computer systems

Question 4

Cybersecurity

Answer 4

the protection of computer systems and networks from information disclosure, theft of or damage to their hardware, software, or electronic data, as well as from the disruption or misdirection of the services

Question 5

Data Breach

Answer 5

A data breach is a security violation, in which sensitive, protected or confidential data is copied, transmitted, viewed, stolen or used by an individual unauthorized to do so

Question 6

Deepfakes

Answer 6

A video of a person in which their face or body has been digitally altered so that they appear to be someone else, typically used maliciously or to spread false information

Question 7

ERM (Enterprise Risk Management)

Answer 7

methods and processes used by organizations to manage risks and seize opportunities related to the achievement of their objectives

Question 8

Hacktivist

Answer 8

A person or group who gains unauthorized access to computer files or networks in order to further social or political ends

Question 9

Malicious

Answer 9

intending or intended to do harm

Question 10

Ransomware

Answer 10

a form of malware designed to encrypt files on a device, rendering any files and the systems that rely on them unusable. Malicious actors then demand ransom in exchange for decryption