Across
- 2. the use of a program to record every keystroke made by a computer user in order to gain fraudulent access to passwords or other confidential information
- 3. software intended to damage a computing system or take partial control over its operation
- 6. a process that reverses encryption, taking a secret message and reproducing the original plain text
- 7. (personally identifiable information
- 8. typically a type of software that protects a computing system against infection
- 9. includes programs as an integral part of a function
Down
- 1. a process of encoding messages to keep them secret
- 3. multi-factor authentication) requires two steps to unlock protected information
- 4. the practice of protecting computers, networks, programs, and data from digital attacks, damage, or unauthorized access
- 5. a type of malware
- 7. a technique that attempts to trick a user into providing personal information