Cybersecurity Vocabulary Flashcard

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The process of identifying a user’s identity, making sure that they can have access to the system and/or files. This can be accomplished either by a password, retina scan, or fingerprint scan, sometimes even a combination of the above.

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Authentication

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DDos is an acronym for

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Distributed Denial of Service

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The result of a hacker successfully breaking into a system, gaining control of its network and exposing its data, usually personal data covering items such as credit card numbers, bank account numbers, Social Security numbers, and more.

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Data Breach

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Any technology, be it software or hardware, used to keep intruders out is ________. Options: Waterwall, Firewall, VPN, Antivirus

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Firewall

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The opposite of the hacker, black hat is the _________.

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white hat

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Malware is the "malicious software" that will

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infect and/or damage a system

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A series of computers and associated peripherals (routers, printers, scanners), that are all connected as one entity.

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domain