Across
- 4. malware that encrypts computer files requiring payment to unlock
- 6. software update designed to fix errors or improve security
- 7. hacking to promote political causes or ideology
- 8. software that searches for malware on your computer
- 10. a program that copies itself into other computers
- 13. software that is embedded or attached to other software
- 14. written defamation
- 17. malware that can monitor and record user activities on computers
- 18. converting information into codes that hide the original message
- 19. making a communication appear to come from a trusted source
- 20. individuals who perform hacking activities
Down
- 1. identification technologies that use biological characteristics of individuals
- 2. redirecting unsuspecting users to bogus internet sites to cause harm
- 3. spoken defamation
- 5. device that records credit and debit card numbers and PINs
- 9. malware program used to destroy Iranian nuclear centrifuges
- 11. malicious software
- 12. sending emails to millions of addresses for scamming purposes
- 15. group of infected computers that communicate with a host controlled by a hacker
- 16. software feature that allows secret access to computers or devices