Ch 9 Computer Security
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Virus | potentially damaging program that infects a computer, and alters files or the way it works, without the user's knowledge or permission |
| Denial of Service | attack that disrupts a computer's access to an Internet service (DOS) |
| Encryption | convert plain text to ciphered text to enforce security or confidentiality |
| Biometrics | identity verification using physical characteristics |
| Trojan Horse | looks legitimate, but contains malicious code |
| Firewall | hardware or software to keep hackers and malicious programs from entering a network |
| Distributed DOS | an attack where a hacker controls a large number of "zombie" computers against a victim server computer |
| Wireless | it is easier to hack a _____ network than a wired network |
| Cookie | which is not malicious software: spyware, cookie, virus, worm. |
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