CYBERSECURITY AWARENESS MONTH

2. An update to an operating system, application, or other software issued specifically to correct problems with the software.
5. A social engineering attack that uses phone calls to impersonate.
6. A type of scam where attackers trick people into giving away sensitive information.
10. When an attacker floods your inbox with emails to overwhelm the system and bury legitimate messages.
11. Malicious software that is made to harm your computer. Types of malware are viruses, worms, spyware, and ransomware.
13. A security tool that helps block unwanted access to your computer or network.
14. Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart.
15. Attack where a user's stolen login information (like username and password) from one website is used to gain access to accounts on other websites.
16. Malicious software that can spread itself from one computer to another.

1. A type of malicious software that encrypts your data, holding it for ransom until a payment is made.
3. Software that helps protect your computer or device from viruses, malware, and other harmful programs.
4. Unauthorized user who attempts to or gains access to an information system.
7. Virtual Private Network
8. A security flaw in software that hackers discover before the company knows about it.
9. Authentication method that uses more than one type of authentication such as a password or a fingerprint scan.
12. A way to protect information by turning it into a secret code that only authorized people can read