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lesson 4
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- 1Hackingunauthorised access to computer material
- 2Phishingsending a fake email or message pretending to be from a bank or organisation, which tricks users into trying to log on to a fake website, stealing the login details
- 3MalwareMalicious software, designed to cause harm
- 4Ransomwaremalware that encrypts users files and demands a ransom to decrypt them
- 5Botneta network of computers which contain malware allowing them to be controlled by a hacker
- 6Keyloggermalware that records every keypress and sends it to a hacker for analysis
- 7Security softwareoften called antivirus software even though it deals with more than just viruses, scans computers for known malware and removes it. Must be kept up to date with the latest malware definitions.
- 8White-hat hackinghacking that is done with the authorisation of the company being hacked. The hacker produces a report of all the vulnerabilities they found, so that the company can fix them.
- 9Grey-hat hackinghacking done without the authorisation of the company, but with good intentions, often the company will be informed of how the hacker was able to gain access
- 10Backupskeeping a copy of important data on a different system, so that it can be restored if the original is damaged
- 11CipherA method of encrypting text
- 12Plaintextthe unencrypted data
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