Vocabulary D-E

Question 1

decryption

Answer 1

process of converting encrypted data back into its original form

Question 2

Denial of service (DOS)

Answer 2

deliberate overloading of a service by criminals to make it unavailable to legitimate users.
-normally BotNet is used

Question 3

desktop firewall

Answer 3

software deigned to prevent unauthorized access to a computer over the internet

Question 4

digital signature

Answer 4

data that is used to ID and authenticate the sender and integrity of the message data
-can be bundled with a message or transmitted separately

Question 5

discoverable

Answer 5

status of a bluetooth device that has been set up to broadcast to other bluetooth devices

Question 6

domain name

Answer 6

website address, alternatively known as a URL

Question 7

Domain Name Server (DNS)

Answer 7

server that converts recognizable domain names (eg. microsoft.com) into their unique IP addrss (eg. 07.46.245.222)

Question 8

dumpster diving

Answer 8

method of social engineering in which criminals raid rubbish bins to gather personal information

Question 9

easter egg

Answer 9

unexpected feature built into a computer program by the author
-can be added for fun or malicious intent

Question 10

eavesdropping

Answer 10

listening in to voice or data traffic without the knowledge or consent of the sender or recipient

Question 11

elevation of privilege

Answer 11

when a user (particularly a malicious user) gains more access rights than they normally have.

Question 12

email filter

Answer 12

software that scans incoming email for spam or viruses, or outgoing email for viruses - and filters it accordingly

Question 13

encrypted

Answer 13

process of converting data into cipher text to prevent it from being understood by unauthorized party

Question 14

escrow

Answer 14

a trusted 3rd party service that holds money, software or other assets pending completion of a transaction