Maddy LoVerme Tech Crossword Puzzle

6. malicious software that infects your computer and displays messages demanding a fee to be paid in order for your system to work again
7. a type of social engineering attack often used to steal user data, including login credentials and credit card numbers.
9. a device that communicates between the internet and the devices in your home that connect to the internet
11. messages transmitted and received by digital computers through a network
13. a piece of code which is capable of copying itself and typically has a detrimental effect, such as corrupting the system or destroying data.
14. usually written by a computer programmer in a programming language.
15. a standalone malware computer program that replicates itself in order to spread to other computers.

1. a collection of instructions and data that tell the computer how to work.
2. a logical grouping of computers. The computers in a domain can share physical proximity on a small LAN or they can be located in different parts of the world.
3. a network security system that monitors and controls incoming and outgoing network traffic based on predetermined security rules
4. a malware attack that will send multiple requests to the attacked web resource
5. a group of computers that use a set of common communication protocols over digital interconnections for the purpose of sharing resources located on or provided by the network nodes
8. is a piece of computer hardware or software that provides functionality for other programs or devices
10. any malware which misleads users of its true intent
12. the collective name for a number of malicious software variants