Cybersecurity Awareness Month - 2023

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Across
  1. 2. an automatically generated numeric or alphanumeric string of characters that authenticates a user for a single session
  2. 4. one of the biggest ransomware attacks
  3. 6. an unwanted software designed to throw advertisements up on your screen, most often within a web browser
  4. 7. a set of changes to a computer program or its supporting data designed to update, fix, or improve
  5. 11. a type of security vulnerability that allows attackers to run arbitrary code on a remote machine, connecting to it over public or private networks
  6. 14. is an authentication method that requires the user to provide two or more verification factors to gain access
Down
  1. 1. a malware that misleads users of its true intent by disguising itself as a standard program
  2. 3. a software with malicious behavior that aims to gather information about a person or organization and send it to another entity in a way that harms the user
  3. 5. designed to detect and destroy computer viruses
  4. 8. validating the user identity
  5. 9. will you stop clicking phishing links?
  6. 10. a self-replicating virus that does not alter files but resides in active memory and duplicates itself
  7. 12. a type of characters that you should use in your passwords
  8. 13. harmful software