Module 2 Puzzle

1. A sudden and unintended failure
4. Software that monitors computer usage
6. Software that appears to have a valid and benign purpose but actually has another nefarious purpose
8. Using the Internet to defraud someone
10. The response a server sends back to a connection request from a client
12. An address used to test a machine’s own network card,127.0.0.1
13. A type of attack against a TCP/IP stack based on using fragmented packets
15. An attack that involves loading a buffer with more data than it is designed to hold
16. A term for a seller putting in fake bids on his own item to drive up the price
17. The process of collecting enough personal information on someone so that you might pose as that person.
18. A numerical designation for a connection point on a computer

2. Using interpersonal skills to extract information about a computer system and its security
3. Using the Internet to harass someone
5. Hacking conducted for ideological purposes
7. A method to prevent denial-of-service attacks that actually uses a type of cookie to authenticate the client’s connection
9. The act of encrypting a message
10. A DOS attack in which the target is flooded with connection requests
11. To send an extremely large packet to a target. For some older systems, this would cause the target to crash
14. Phony email spoofing legitimate email to steal information
16. A specific type of distributed denial-of-service attack