Security+ Crossword Puzzle #1

3. indicates exposure to the chance of damage or loss
6. the countermeasures put in place to avoid, mitigate, or counteract risks
7. administrator has discretion to allow or not allow access
11. malicious software that is intended to track and report back on system usage
12. the security approach of blocking unauthorized access or attacks before they occur
13. the act of determining if a user has tried to access unauthorized data
14. any technique used to exploit a vulnerability
15. process of validating credentials
17. an attacker accessing your computer system without authorization
19. process of tracking and recording system activities and resource access
23. Top Secret, Secret, Confidential
25. any potential damage to an asset
26. data that has been encoded with a cipher and is unreadable

1. self-replicating piece of malicious code that spreads without attching itself to different files
2. physical or virtual objects that store authentication information
4. ensuring that who sent the data remains associated and cannot deny sending it
5. software that displays or downloads advertisements
8. any condition that leaves a system open to harm
9. _____ bomb remains dormant until a specific condition occurs
10. self-replicating piece of malicious code that spreads by attaching itself to different files
16. process of determining rights and privileges
18. malicious software that takes full or partial control of a system at the lowest levels
20. _____ management is a systematic way of reviewing and approving changes
21. the act of recovering vital data from a system that has crashed, been compromised, or damaged
22. rule, system, or mechanism used to encrypt or decrypt data
24. practice of examining logs
27. access is controlled by a user's role