Across
- 2. a time when unauthorized user get access to a system
- 8. a program that helps protect you against virus's and malware
- 10. a way to identify a person based on physical characteristics like fingerprints
- 11. a type of malware that sits in the background on a computer and spys on the user
- 13. the way a computer converts hostname to ip address
- 15. a type of malware that encrypts some amount of files on your computer then demands payment to decrypt them
- 16. an digital attack on a computer or system
- 18. weaknesses or weak points that can be exploited
- 19. a way people steal credit card info with a physical device
- 20. a type of malware that lets attackers us a lot of personal devices to attack someone
Down
- 1. a type of malware that lets attackers back in to a system after they have put it in
- 3. hacking for political causes
- 4. security for computers
- 5. fake messages that look real to steal info like login info
- 6. software that is malicious
- 7. a type of malware that can self replicate and spread
- 9. a type of malware that looks and acts like a normal program but includes additional malicious code
- 12. a way of protecting data by obscuring it
- 14. people who hack into computers and do harm
- 17. the base system upon which all other software run