Across
- 3. a process that reverses encryption, taking a secret message and reproducing the original plain text.
- 7. a technique that attempts to trick a user into providing personal information. That personal information can then be used to access sensitive online resources, such as bank accounts and emails
- 9. the use of a program to record every keystroke made by a computer user in order to gain fraudulent access to passwords and other confidential information
- 10. pairs a public key for encryption and a private key for decryption. The sender does not need the receiver’s private key to encrypt a message, but the receiver’s private key is required to decrypt the message
- 11. a system that requires at least two steps to unlock protected information; each step adds a new layer of security that must be broken to gain unauthorized access
Down
- 1. protects a computing system against infection.
- 2. information about an individual that identifies, links, relates, or describes them.
- 4. includes a program as an integral part of its function. Can be physical (e.g. self-driving car), non-physical computing software (e.g. picture editing software), or non-physical computing concepts (e.g., e-commerce).
- 5. a process of encoding messages to keep them secret, so only "authorized" parties can read it.
- 6. involves one key for both encryption and decryption.
- 8. a wireless access point that gives unauthorized access to secure networks.
- 11. software intended to damage a computing system or to take partial control over its operation