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Cyber Security Unit

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Digital Footprint   show
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Network Security Cloud Lab   show
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Crack   show
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show A collection of Python code or commands that perform some function.  
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show An attempt to discover information, especially passwords, through trial and error. Attackers try as many passwords or phrases as possible hoping one of the guesses is correct.  
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Dictionary Attack   show
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Encrypted   show
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show A set of steps to accomplish a task.  
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File extension   show
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Authorizes   show
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show To confirm your identity using knowledge known only to you or information interpreted by you.  
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CAPTCHA   show
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show Websites and applications used for communication by large groups of people, enabling them to share information and develop an online social network  
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show Irrelevant or inappropriate messaging sent through email to a large number of recipients; also known as junk mail.  
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show Practice of sending fraudulent emails that appear to be from legitimate companies with the intent to induce people to share sensitive information, such as passwords and credit card numbers.  
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Phisher   show
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Cyberteam   show
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Team Norms   show
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show The arrangement of the various elements (computers, routers, switches, etc) of a network.  
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show A small local area network of computers and devices.  
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show Service can have two meanings in computer terminology: a) A service can be a specific application or function such as email, chat, etc. b) A service can refer to a specific part of an application, such as transmitting the data of a web page  
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Vulnerabilities   show
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Adware   show
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show A new dialog box that appears on your screen, sometimes without you requesting it.  
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Operating System   show
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Updated   show
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Firewall   show
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Server   show
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show A network device that controls and filters data between networks, either wired or wireless. It is a specific type of "gateway", a device that acts as a gate between two networks.  
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show An agreed-upon method for communication.  
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Port   show
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Web Server   show
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HTTP   show
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Log Files   show
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Antivirus   show
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show A process that converts human-readable text or data into a coded from. It is usually used to protect data from being easily seen or accessed. To encrypt means to do the conversion  
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Wildcard   show
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RAM   show
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Environment Variable   show
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show The acronym for "Uniform Resource Locator". The systematic way to find specific web addresses and web pages. A URL is composed of characters that contain information about where to locate a resource over the internet.  
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Browser Extension   show
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show Small text-based bits of information about your browser that a web server saves.  
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Incident Response (IR) Report   show
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