Internet Security
Across
- 2. Software that sends information from your computer to a third party without your consent
- 5. Programs that are designed to harm your computer
- 8. A group of computers within a small area, such as a house, office or school, that are connected to each other
- 10. Stealing information from mobile devices using a wireless connection Cookie – Information, usually in a file, about someone’s Internet activities, such as the date of the last visit to a Web site, preferences, etc.
- 12. Driving around with a computer to find and access wireless networks
- 14. A number used to identify a computer or other device on the Internet
- 16. Trying to get into computer systems in order to steal, corrupt, or illegitimately view data
- 19. Buying items online and conducting business over the Internet
- 20. Phony email warning about a computer virus or other threat
- 22. A device that monitors and controls the traffic coming into and out of your computer
- 23. A self-replicating, self-spreading malicious program
Down
- 1. Software that displays advertising banners or pop-up windows Bandwidth – How fast information can be moved from one computer to another
- 3. Redirecting users from legitimate Web sites they are trying to visit to fraudulent Web sites
- 4. A computer language that is used for creating World Wide Web pages
- 6. A code of conduct followed on the Internet in order to be respectful and clearly understood (Internet + etiquette)
- 7. A malicious program disguised as legitimate software
- 8. A way of communicating online in code by changing the spellings of words
- 9. Unwanted email used mainly for advertising
- 11. When someone uses your personal information to commit fraud and the nation’s first research and education center devoted to information networking
- 13. Using fake Web sites to trick you into giving away personal information
- 15. Hanging out on Internet bulletin boards or chat rooms without posting
- 17. Computer system that provides shared resources over a network
- 18. In gaming, targeting players below your skill level; Also, a type of Denial of Service attack
- 21. Posting messages that are deliberately hostile and insulting