Internet Security Fundamentals
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What is the term for when an unauthorized entity gains access to data for which the entity is not authorized?

  • Disruption
  • Intrusion
  • Unauthorized Disclosure (correct)
  • Deception
  • What is the term for when an unauthorized entity indirectly accesses sensitive data by reasoning from characteristics or byproducts of communications?

  • Inference (correct)
  • Masquerade
  • Corruption
  • Exposure
  • What type of cyber crime involves acquiring sensitive personal information like passwords and credit card details?

  • Phishing (correct)
  • Pharming
  • Malware
  • Spamming
  • What is the term for when an unauthorized entity gains access to a system or performs a malicious act by posing as an authorized entity?

    <p>Masquerade</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for when an authorized entity receives false data and believes it to be true?

    <p>Deception</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a malicious program designed to replicate itself and transfer from one file folder to another?

    <p>Worm</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for when an unauthorized entity gains access to sensitive data by circumventing a system's security protections?

    <p>Intrusion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a malicious program designed to monitor a user's activities without their knowledge?

    <p>Spyware</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a crime committed or assisted through the use of the Internet?

    <p>Cyber crime</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for when an unauthorized entity directly accesses sensitive data traveling between authorized sources and destinations?

    <p>Interception</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a program designed to send unwanted advertisements, mostly in the form of pop-ups?

    <p>Adware</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a malicious program designed to disguise itself as a useful program, but leaves a computer unprotected and allows hackers to access sensitive information?

    <p>Trojan</p> Signup and view all the answers

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