Cyber security

Cyber security

1. malware

   • malware definition: malware [ˈmalwɛː] NOUN software that is specifically designed to disrupt, damage, or gain unauthorized access to a computer system
   • trojan horse
     • trojan horse definition: Trojan Horse [Trojan Horse] NOUN computing a program designed to breach the security of a computer system while ostensibly performing some innocuous function.
     • can come as a video or a game
   • • worms
       • worm definitiom: worm [wəːm] NOUN computing a self-replicating program able to propagate itself across a network, typically having a detrimental effect
   • viruses
   • adware
     • adware definition:
   • spyware
     • spyware definition: spyware [ˈspʌɪwɛː] NOUN software that enables a user to obtain covert information about another's computer activities by transmitting data covertly from their hard drive
   • bots and spam

2. open notes to see definitions of different malwares

3. computer misuse act

4. personal data

   • can be used for:
     • passports
     • entering forms