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- 4. To protect personal information, avoid sending it via_________.
- 5. A __________ is often an email that gets mailed in chain letter fashion describing some devastating, highly unlikely type of virus.
- 8. Never share your _________ with another person.
- 12. Healthy email always includes a clear and specific ____________ line.
- 13. Theft The fraudulent acquisition and use of a person's private identifying information, usually for financial gain. (2 words)
- 14. A collection of information that is organized so that it can easily be accessed, managed, and updated.
- 16. Choose a password that is easy for you to ____________ but hard for someone to guess.
- 18. Do not leave your laptop or computer ____________.
- 20. Passwords should be _________ every 3-4 months.
- 21. To ________ the amount of spam you receive, be careful who you give your email address to.
- 23. When creating a password do not use words from your favorite pet, team, hobby, recording artist or ________.
- 24. A __________ is hardware of software that helps keep hackers from using your computer and it watches for outside attempts to access your system and blocks communication that you don't permit.
- 25. _________ is software that gathers computer user information and transmits it to the creator of the software without the explicit knowledge or informed consent of the user.
- 27. Protect your laptop, cell phone or any other mobile devices by treating it like _______.
- 28. A __________ Assessment is the process by which risks are identified and the impact of those risks determined.
- 30. Bin Before you throw something in the ________, ask yourself, "Is this something I would give to an unauthorized person or want to become publicly available?" (2 words)
- 33. Email scam or attempt to trick you into giving your password or personal information.
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- 1. A computer ______ can be considered as the modern counterpart of a paper document.
- 2. Also known as malicious software; any program or file that is harmful to a computer user.
- 3. Engineering The art of tricking or manipulating people into providing information that they normally would not provide. (2 words)
- 6. Passwords should always be at least this many characters long.
- 7. A secure password should contain at least one of these.
- 9. Do not send __________ information over email unless it is encrypted.
- 10. A software that is designed to detect and destroy computer viruses.
- 11. Applied to data to protect it from unauthorized use in case of theft or loss.
- 15. A password is stronger by using a combination of both upper and lower case ___________.
- 17. Use this tool to dispose of documents that contain personal or financial information.
- 19. Use __________ passwords for the various accounts that you may have.
- 22. __________ stick, also known as a flash drive, is a plug-and-play portable storage device that uses flash memory and is lightweight enough to attach to a key chain.
- 26. Do not _______ your password down or attach it to your keyword or monitor.
- 29. Do not __________ your password or account with anyone.
- 31. Never forward any _________ letter.
- 32. Always ___________ your computer when you leave your desk.
- 34. ____________ is the need to ensure that the people involved with the agency, including employees, customers, and visitors, are protected from harm.