Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Chapter 5

1. digital security risk is an event..
2. an illegal act involving the use of a computer or related devices is referred to a computer crime
3. cyber crime is an online/internet base illegal act
4. malware is short for malice software
5. botnet a group of computers connected to a network
6. DoS attack disrupt computer access to internet services
7. backdoor is a set of instructions in a program that allow users to bypass security control
8. spoofing is a technique used to make their internet legal
9. firewall is hardware and/or software that protects a network resources from intrusion
10. unauthorized access is the use of a computer/network without permission
11. unauthorized use is the use of computer for unapproved activity
12. biometric device tells a person true identity
13. digital forensics is the discovery collection and analysis of evidence found on computers and network
14. software theft occurs when someone illegally copies a program
15. information theft occurs when someone steals personal/confidential information
16. encryption is the process of converting data
17. digital signature is an encrypted code that a person, website, or organization attaches to a message to verify the sender
18. digital certificate is a notice that guarantees that a user or website is legal
19. a website that uses encryption technique to secure its data is known as a secure site
20. hardware theft is the act of stealing digital equipment
21. hardware vandalism is the act of destroying digital equipment
22. backup is a duplicate of a file that can be used if the original one is lost, damaged, or destroyed
23. computer ethics guidelines that govern the use of computers, mobile devices, and information systems
24. intellectual property is the right to which creators are entitled to their work
25. code of conduct written guidelines that helps determine whether a specification is allowed or not allowed
26. digital right management is a plan designed to prevent illegal distribution of music, movies, etc.
27. copyright is the owners choice whether someone can make copies, publish it, perform it in a show, etc
28. spyware is a program that secretly collects information about the user
29. adware is a program that displays online advertisement in a banner
30. social engineering gaining unauthorized access and taking advantage of a victim
31. green computing is the reduce of use of computers
32. information privacy prefers to the rights of people and companies to deny or restrict the collection of use of information about them
33. cookie is a small text file that..
34. employee monortoring