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Cyber Security 101Antivirus Software - answer software designed to detect and destroy computer viruses
Back Door - answer A back door is a means of access to a computer program that
bypasses security mechanisms
Blended Threats - answer A blended threat is an exploit that combines elements of
multiple types of malware and usually employs multiple attack vectors to increase the
severity of damage and the speed of contagion.
Bots - answer A bot is a program that runs on a computer 24/7, automating mundane
tasks for the owner, even if the owner is not logged in.
Cybersecurity - answer being protected against the criminal or unauthorized use of
electronic data, or the measures taken to achieve this.
Cyber Exercise - answer A planned event during which an organization simulates a
cyber disruption to develop or test capabilities such as preventing, detecting, mitigating,
responding to or recovering from the disruption.
Encryption - answer Encryption is the most effective way to achieve data security. To
read an encrypted file, you must have access to a secret key or password that enables
you to decrypt it
Firewall - answer a part of a computer system or network that is designed to block
unauthorized access.
Gateway - answer A gateway is a network point that acts as an entrance to another
network
Hacker - answer a person who uses computers to gain unauthorized access to data
Internet - answer The Internet is the global system of interconnected computer networks
that use the Internet to link billions of devices worldwide.
intranet - answer a local or restricted communications network, especially a private
network created using World Wide Web software.
Keylogger - answer A keylogger recorder can record instant messages, e-mail, and any
information you type at any time using your keyboard.
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