Information Security

1. A type of malware that records every single press of the keyboard that you make
3. A key only used by one individual to decrypt
4. A key that can be used by anyone to encrypt messages
6. Gaining unauthorised access to or control of a computer system
9. A trap for cybersecurity criminals
10. Bullying that takes place online
13. A hacking attack where multiple systems flood a target computer system with multiple requests, making it impossible for the target to handle all requests and function correctly
16. Special viruses that move from computer to computer without human action
17. Impersonation of email address or device to gain unauthorized access to information or systems
18. Copy of data
19. Hacking to try and champion a cause, e.g. climate change, rather than to steal information
24. A weaknesses in computers
26. scrambled data
27. Ethical hacking in order to find any cybersecurity weaknesses
28. Raw data that is put into context and has meaning

1. core of an operating system
2. General term for programs that gains access to your system for unethical reasons
4. Email that contains a message with a suspicious link designed to steal personal information
5. annoying malware that spams you with ads
7. Software that protects computers from virus related harm
8. Term used for one of several computers that are infected by a 'master' computer, lying in wait for attack instructions
11. A technique used typically to guess a password by trying every single combination in order without much extra thought or effort
12. Malicious code typically disguised as a legitimate program
14. To take advantage of a system's weakness
15. I am not a robot
18. Identification method that uses parts of our body, e.g. iris, face, fingerprint etc
20. Secretly watches computer activity
21. Collection of malware infested computers that form a network to attack
22. Electronic messages sent through the internet
23. Readable data
24. Bit of malicious code that attaches itself to files and attempts to replicate itself; can be removed if its definition is known
25. An internal security team that defends against both real attackers and Red Teams