someone who finds access into a computer’s security system to break into another machine
hacker
unwanted commercial email
spam
software that gets installed on the computer, it can cause annoying pop-up ads, steal information or disrupt files/networks
adware/malware
embedded software that looks safe and steals information only to send it out to the hacker
spyware
computer software that attaches itself to another program that can replicate itself and go from computer to computer corrupting and/or modifying files
computer virus
stand alone malware computer program
computer worm
type of malware that disguises itself as a legitimate file or helpful program but whose real purpose is to steal information
Trojan horse
protection?
- install a firewall
- password protected network
- hardware or software
- objective is to control the incoming/outgoing network traffic by analyzing the data packets and determining whether it should be allowed through or not based on a predetermined rule set
firewall
