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CUT5 9.1

Computers: Understanding Tech 5e 9.1

TermDefinition
cybercrime Crime committed using a computer.
threat The estimated severity of a security breach. For example, the risk of having all customer credit card numbers stolen is a severe threat.
vulnerability The likelihood of a security breach of systems or data occurring. For example, if the likelihood of a hacker stealing all the user passwords on a system is very low, the system is not very vulnerable to that risk.
hacker A computer expert that seeks programming, security, and system challenges by attempting to gain access to systems and sites for which he or she is not authorized.
cracker A hacker with malicious or criminal intent.
cyberwar Groups of international hackers attacking sites in the countries where the rival hackers live.
system backdoor An all-access login for a system created by the original programmers for testing purposes. A backdoor should be removed before the software is released, but is sometimes forgotten until a hacker finds and exploits it.
spoofing Fooling another computer by altering the address that the system automatically puts on every message sent. The address is changed to one the receiving computer is programmed to accept as a trusted source.
industrial espionage Stealing corporate information.
rogue hotspot A service that seems to be a wireless access point but is actually a computer set up to capture user data.
war driving Using a motorized vehicle and a laptop to cruise streets in search of vulnerable networks. Using a GPS, antenna, and software, hackers can collect information on wireless access points or break into networks.
denial of service (DoS) attack An attempt to deny legitimate users of a website access by flooding the server with repeated requests from automated programs.
identity theft A hacking crime that involves the theft of personal information used to impersonate an individual.
phishing Simulating an email or website with whom the user has an established relationship in order to gain the user’s login information.
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