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Psychological manipulation of people into performing actions or divulging confidential information.
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The ability of a resource to be accessed, often expressed as a time period.
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Determining the identity or location of an attacker or an attacker’s intermediary.
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type of malware from cryptovirology that threatens to publish the victim's data or perpetually block access to it unless a ransom is paid
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an attack where the attacker disguises himself or herself as another user by means of a false IP network address
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method by which information is converted into secret code that hides the information's true meaning
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A crime that involves a computer and a network. The computer may have been used in the commission of a crime, or it may be the target.
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A politically- or ideologically-motivated cyber attack or hack
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the process of taking over a live connection between two users so that the attacker can masquerade as one of the users
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gaining unauthorized access to a computer system via another user's legitimate connection
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Amassed data that is used to describe large amounts of other Internet data
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Type of social engineering attack often used to steal user data, including login credentials and credit card numbers. It occurs when an attacker, masquerading as a trusted entity, dupes a victim into opening an email, instant message, or text message.
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a device designed to enforce the boundary between two or more networks, limiting access
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term used to describe a hacker who has the intention of causing damage or stealing information
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a private network used within a company or organization that is not connected to the Internet
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a program designed to capture information across a computer network
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a data string used to verify the identity of a user
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networks from compromised computers that are controlled externally by remote hackers.
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An information packet sent from a website to a web browser that records a user’s activity on that website.
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A program that masks something harmful, such as a worm or virus, that it carries into a device.
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Computer Incident Response Team
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a computer system that resides on a network and can independently communicate with other systems on the network
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A software robot that performs automated tasks.
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