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TERM 1
Biometrics
DEFINITION 1 Science of measuring individual body characteristics. TERM 2
Botnet
DEFINITION 2 Short for robot network. A network of computers compromised by means of a Trojan horse that plants instructions within each PC to wait for commands form the person controlling that network. TERM 3
Computer crime
DEFINITION 3 Crime of two types: (1) an illegal act perpetrated against computers or telecommunications; (2) the use of computers or telecommunications to accomplish an illegal act. TERM 4
Cyberwarfare
DEFINITION 4 The use of computers and the internet to attack an enemys information systems. TERM 5
Disaster-recovery plan
DEFINITION 5 Method of restoring information-processing operations that have been halted by destruction or accident.
TERM 6
Encryption
DEFINITION 6 Process of altering readable data so that it is not usable unless the changes are undone. TERM 7
Evil Twin
attack
DEFINITION 7 A variant on conventional phishing, in which a hacker or cracker sets up a Wi-Fi hot spot or access point that makes your computer think its accessing a safe public network or your home network and then monitors your communications. TERM 8
Security
DEFINITION 8 System of safeguards for protecting information technology against disasters, system failures, and unauthorized access that can result in damage or loss. Five components of security are deterrents to computer crime, identification and access, encryption, protection of software and data, and disaster-recovery plans. TERM 9
Sexting
DEFINITION 9 The act of sending sexually revealing pictures of oneself through cellphone text messages or email. TERM 10
Zombie
DEFINITION 10 Also known as a drone. A computer taken over covertly and programmed to respond to instructions sent remotely, often by instant-messaging channels.
