Cyber Security
Across
- 4. an HTML file
- 7. security protocol that uses encryption at a lower level
- 8. is a physical component on a computer or device that provides connectivity to a network
- 10. is the amount of space an object occupies
- 11. a file that controls a collection of other files
- 12. it is a computational process that converts data of varying size to a fixed-size
- 16. central processing until the brains of your computer
- 17. the portion of a machine language instruction that specifies the operation to be performed
- 18. the first phase of ethical hacking, which involves taking a closer look at the services and software running on the hosts
- 22. the encryption message generated by a cipher
- 23. a set of rules or an algorithm used to transform readable information
- 24. a person with advanced technical skills in computer programming
- 25. a random string of characters or bits used by an algorithm to encrypt data
Down
- 1. software that can stop malware from entering
- 2. a type of malicious software
- 3. Systematically guessing passwords until the correct one is found.
- 5. the email address from which the email was sent
- 6. a software mechanism that defines how data is named, stored, organized, by partitioned memory
- 9. the original message that needs to be encrypted
- 13. software that is intended to do harm or damage
- 14. a file that contains other data and acts like a drive
- 15. the physical drives inside of a computer
- 19. the science and art of delivering a message securely and confidentially
- 20. a computer typically one on a network
- 21. Malicious software that secretly gathers information about a user's activity