Cybersecurity Crossword
Across
- 3. a collection of networks that communicate with one another
- 4. A unique number that identifies a computer, and it is used to send messages and receive responses when visiting a website
- 8. The first wide-area packet-switched network with distributed control and one of the first computer networks to implement the TCP/IP protocol suite
- 10. A
- 12. Criminal activity that involves the use of computers or networks such as the internet
- 14. An unauthorized user who attempts to or gains access to an information system
- 16. A well-known set of rules and standards that allow reliable communication between networks and network devices
- 18. A global network of computers using internet protocol (IP) to communicate globally via switches and routers
- 19. Smallest unit of data in a computer
Down
- 1. Two or more computers that are linked in order to share resources
- 2. Wireless networking technology that allows devices to interface with the Internet
- 5. A string of characters (letters, numbers, and other symbols) used to authenticate an identity or to verify access authorization
- 6. a communications protocol primarily used for establishing low-latency and loss-tolerant connections between applications on the internet, typically used for video streaming
- 7. and deliberate attempt to breach an information system
- 9. An attempt to gain unauthorized access to system services, resources, or information, or an attempt to compromise system integrity.
- 10. Device or software application that requests services from a server
- 11. The activity or process, ability or capability, or state whereby information and communications systems and the information contained therein are protected from and/or defended against damage, unauthorized use or modification, or exploitation
- 13. A protocol that specifies how data is exchanged over the internet by providing end-to-end communications that identify how it should be broken into packets, addressed, transmitted, routed and received at the destination
- 15. A networking device that forwards data packets between computer networks
- 17. Resolves the common names of Web sites with their underlying IP addresses, adding efficiency and even security in the process