Across
- 3. Message sent from one computer to another electronically
- 7. A software used to encrypt information until a specified amount of money is paid to restore it
- 8. Attempting to gain information through a disguised website or program
- 10. A type of virus that stores itself within a computer's memory
- 13. Programs and other operating information used by a computer
- 14. A virus that replicates itself and spreads to other computers
- 15. A piece of code that instructs your computer to do something you did not tell it to do
Down
- 1. Make extra copies of data incase the original data is lost or corrupted
- 2. Software which has the intention of scaring the user
- 4. To copy data from one system to another on the internet
- 5. Software intended to damage a computer or system
- 6. A software used to protect your computer from viruses or malware
- 9. Software used to gather someone's information without them knowing
- 11. A type of attack (Denial of Service)
- 12. A virus that misleads the user to believe it is something helpful or harmless