Virus Crossword 2

2. Short for distributed denial of service.
3. Messages distributed by electronic means from one computer user to one or more recipients via a network.
5. Irrelevant/innapropriate messages sent to a large number of people through through the internet.
10. A program designed to breach the security of a computer system while ostensibly performing some innocuous function.
11. A part of a computer system or network that is designed to block unauthorized access while permitting outward communication.
14. Software that enables a user to obtain covert information about another's computer activities by transmitting data covertly from their hard drive.
15. A piece of code that is capable of copying itself and typically has a detrimental effect, such as corrupting the system or destroying data.

1. A self-replicating program able to propagate itself across a network, typically having a detrimental effect.
4. A global computer network providing a variety of information and communication facilities, consisting of interconnected networks using standardized communication protocols.
6. Software that is intended to damage or disable computers and computer systems.
7. The programs and other operating information used by a computer.
8. To request confidential information over the internet or by telephone under false pretenses in order to fraudulently obtain credit card numbers, passwords, or other personal data.
9. Being protected against the criminal or unauthorized use of electronic data, or the measures taken to achieve this.
12. Someone who uses programs to gain unauthorized access to a computer and its data.
13. A fast spreading virus that is distributed as an attachment on an email.