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Principles of information security

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...is unsolicited commercial e-mail   Spam  
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A...is an identified weakness in a controlled system, where controls are not present or are no longer effective   vulnerability  
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A...hacks the public telephone network to make free calls or disrupt services.   phreaker  
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Within the context of information security, ... is the process of using interpersonal skills to convince people to reveal access credentials or other valuable information to the attacker.   social engineering  
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ESD means electrostatic...   discharge  
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Some information gathering techniques are quite legal, for example, using a Web browser to perform market research. These legal techniques are called, collectively, competitive...   intelligence  
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the expert hacker sometimes is called...hacker   elite  
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An...is an act or action that takes advantage of a vulnerability to compromise a controlled system.   attack  
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A...is an object, person, or other entity that represents a constant danger to an asset.   thread  
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Duplication of software-based intellectual property is more commonly known as software...   piracy  
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The timing attack works by exploring the contents of a Web browser's...   cache  
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A momentary low voltage is called a...   sag  
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When information gatherers employ techniques that cross the threshold of what is legal or ethical, they are conducting industrial...   espionage  
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A...is an application error that occurs when more data is sent to a program buffer than it is designed to handle   buffer overrun  
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A...is a malicious program that replicates itself constantly, without requiring another program to provide a safe environment for replication.   worm  
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Attempting to reserve-calculate a password is called...   cracking  
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A computer virus consists of segments of code that perform...actions   malicious  
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A virus or worm can have a payload that installs a ... door or trap door component in a system, which allows the attacker to access the system at will with special privileges.   back  
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Script ... are hackers of limited skill who use expertly written software to attack a system   kiddies  
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...is a technique used to gain unauthorized access to computers, where in the intruder sends messages to a computer that has an IP address that indicates that the messages are coming from a trusted host and not the actual source computer.   spoofing  
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