Across
- 1. An attack that floods a server with useless messages until it crashes
- 3. A scheme to steal information or money
- 6. Finding information about hardware or software that could be evidence of an attack
- 9. A request for data or code
- 10. Software that allows programmers to connect to third party applications
- 12. A cable that connects devices to networks and the internet
- 13. The computer that accesses information from a server
- 14. The collection and analysis of publicly available data
- 16. A method of authentication that requires multiple steps, usually using something that the person knows and something that the person has
- 17. A string of characters that someone knows in order to authenticate themselves.
- 19. A trick using a company or person that a victim is familiar with to steal information or scam the victim
Down
- 2. The name of a website
- 4. A window that automatically opens, often for advertising
- 5. An operating system kernel used on many servers, embedded systems, and even desktop computers.
- 7. A computer that hosts files, software, or websites
- 8. A local device that creates a personal area network for devices to connect to the internet
- 10. Checking that the user is who they say they are
- 11. Scrambling characters or code up so that it can’t be read
- 15. A copy of files or software that is kept in case of an error with the device.
- 18. The current wireless encryption standard