Discovering Computers, Chapter 5

A way to adjust security settings offered by Internet Explorer

A type of fraudulent e-mail that typically contains misspellings and dire warnings

The process used to verify or identify computer users

Using physical features such as fingerprints, facial recognition, and retinal scans to verify a person's identity

Using text messages to get you to download a mobile app that steals your information

Type of malware that spreads without human interaction, sending itself out to everyone in your address book

Type of malware that is spread when you distribute infected files, especially as e-mail attachments

Type of malware that collects bits of data, like your surfing habits

A slowed down Wi-Fi connection can be the result of this

Type of hacker that wants to show off their skills and doesn't intend any serious damage

Events that account for almost half of total catastrophic data losses

Type of power supply/battery backup device that can prevent some form of data loss

Type of hacker who intends serious harm through espionage, theft, or disruption of a network

Using automated attack tools like viruses and worms to deliberately disrupt computers and networks to affect the most people

Details about an individual that are combined from online and offline behaviors, including comments, postings, likes and shares, and online coupons

A set of online communication practices and rules

The nation's fastest growing crime, where victims are unaware it's being committed until the damage is done

Items an identity thief can obtain to impersonate you

Common forms include computer viruses, Trojan horses, and worms

Displays unwanted advertisements in banners or pop-up windows on your computer

Computer taken over by hackers to perform malicious tasks across a network