Unit 12 - Data Security

Which of the following is an example of a computer crime against property?

• Hacking into a social media account to post inappropriate content

• Unauthorized access to a computer system to steal sensitive information

• Using a computer to create counterfeit money

• Downloading a movie from a torrent website

What is the term used for the act of using email to deceive individuals into providing sensitive information?

• spamming

• fishing

• phishing

• scamming

______________ involves flooding an email address with thousands of messages, often crashing the recipient's server.

• mail bombing
• trojan horse
• phishing
• hijacking

By creating a program that looks legitimate but performs destructive activities in the background, a ______________ can cause significant damage to a system.

• trojan horse
• defacing
• trapdoors
• hijacking

Hackers often use ______________ to trick unsuspecting users into revealing sensitive information, such as passwords or credit card numbers.

In a denial of service attack, a hacker swamps a server with a massive number of ________________, making it inaccessible to legitimate users.

______________ refers to unauthorized copying and distribution of software for sale or sharing with others.

• software piracy
• salami shaving
• piggybacking
• mail bombing

When hackers secretly redirect users trying to visit a website to a different, often malicious, site, etc.

• hijacking
• trapdoors
• defacing
• phishing

A programmer might leave ______________ in a system, allowing them unauthorized access even after the program is installed.

______________ is the act of altering the content of someone else’s website, often to display offensive or misleading information.