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FLASHCARDS FOR NETWORK SECURITY AND THREATS
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- 1MALWARE NETWORK THREATSMALWARE IS A TYPE OF SOFTWARE TO GAIN ACCESS WHICH CAN DISRUPT COMPUTER OPERATIONS AND/ OR GATHER SENSITIVE INFORMATION.
- 2PHISING NETWORK THREATSDISGUISING A WEBSITE WHICH LOOKS TRUSTWORTHY IN ORDER TO GAIN INFORMATION FROM THE USER.
- 3TROJAN NETWORK THREATSA PROGRAM WHICH IS HIDDEN WITHIN ANOTHER PROGRAM LIKE A GAME OR WEBSITE.
- 4SPYWARE NETWORK THREATSCOLLECTS USER INFORMATION BY TRACKING ITS USER HABITS.
- 5WORM NETWORK THREATSSOFTWARE THAT USES COMPUTER NETWORKS AND SECURITY HOLES TO REPLICATE ITSELF.IT THEN INFECTS MANY NETWORKS AND DEVICES WITH THIS.
- 6DISTRIBUTED DENIAL OF SERVICE (DDoS) NETWORK THREATSAN ATTEMPT TO MAKE A NETWORK TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE TO ITS INTENDED USERS
- 7VIRUS NETWORK THREATSA PIECE OF SOFTWARE THAT ATTACHES ONTO THE COMPUTER PROGRAMS. IT REPLICATES ITSELF AND DESTROYS VITAL DATA. IT ALSO SPREADS TO OTHER NETWORKS.
- 8RANDSOMWARE NETWORK THREATSA TYPE OF SOFTWARE DESIGNED TO BLOCK ACCESS TO A NETWORK UNTIL A SUM OF MONEY IS PAID TO THE HACKER TO DEACTIVATE IT.
- 9ADWARE NETWORK THREATSADVERTISING SOFTWARE WHICH AUTOMATICALLY GENERATES ADVERTS.
- 10PENTESTING NETWORK SECURITYTESTING A NETWORK TO FIND VULNERABILITIES THAT AN ATTACKER COULD EXPLOIT IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
- 11ANTI-VIRUS NETWORK SECURITYIS AN APPLICATION USED TO PREVENT INFECTION FROM RISKS .
- 12USER ACCESS LEVELS NETWORK SECURITYWHERE DIFFERENT USERS HAVE DIFFERENT PERMISSIONS ON A NETWORK.
- 13SECURE PASSWORDS NETWORK SECURITYA STRING OF CHARACTERS THAT ALLOWED ACCESS TO A COMPUTER,INTERFACE OR SYSTEM.
- 14FIREWALLS NETWORK SECURITYA PHYSICAL DEVICE OR APPLICATION DESIGNED TO DENY INCOMING OR OUTGOING TRAFFIC ON A NETWORK.
- 15ENCRYPTION NETWORK SECURITYDATA WHICH CANNOT BE UNDERSTOOD BY AUTHORISED PEOPLE UNLESS THEY HAVE A SPECIFIC KEY TO DECODE.
- 16ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY NETWORK SECURITYA POLICY WHICH IS SIGNED BY ALL USERS ON A COMPUTER NETWORK TO SAY WHAT IS AND IS NOT ACCEPTABLE OR OTHERWISE.
- 17AUTHENTICATION NETWORK SECURITYA PROCESS OF WHERE YOU ARE VERIFYING WHO YOU SAY WHO YOU ARE.
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