Cybersecurity Basics

2. engineering a strategy that attempts to manipulate or deceive a user so that they give up their personal information
4. a type of cyberattack in which a hacker intercepts a message between two entities in order to spy on them or steal their information
5. the process of encoding a message or data so that people need a secret key or password to read it
12. the information that exists about a person as a result of their online activity
14. software that secretly collects information about you
18. any information that can be used to identify, contact, or locate an individual
19. the protection of digital devices, such as phones or computers, against attacks

1. software that aims to cause damage to your computer or network
3. a group of computers or other digital devices connected together in some way
6. a type of cyberattack in which a hacker sends a text message in order to try and steal your personal information
7. when an attacker uses an existing list of words as potential passwords
8. as packets of data travel through a computer network, they stop at many different "nodes" along the way
9. a contract that gives a user the right to use software
10. a type of cyberattack in which a hacker sends an email that contains bad links, harmful attachements, or requests for money
11. data that desccribe or define another piece of data
13. authentication an extra layer of cybersecurity that requires two different types of validation before allowing access
15. when you send a message, or submit information, through the internet, your message is broken up into smaller packets of data
16. when an attacker tries many different passwords in hopes of guessing correctly
17. a type of cyberattack in which a hacker pretends to be someone you know, or an organization you trust, in order to gain access to your information