Information security

3. Short for "malicious software" and covers threats such as viruses, worms, Trojan horses, ransomware and the numerous other programs used by hackers to gain access to or damage sensitive information on a computer.
5. Intent of doing harm.
8. Gap or weakness which undermines an organization’s security efforts.
10. Making sure a person is who they say they are.
11. Rights an individual or organization has over information and how it is used.
13. Procedure used to determine user privileges or access levels to the system.

1. Virus Macros which have been programmed to carry out malicious intent.
2. How information is protected.
4. Information or data which can be accessed when needed.
6. State of being complete or uncorrupted.
7. Calculated assessment of potential threats to an organization’s security.
9. Network of computers and devices managed as a unit with the same procedures and rules.
12. Requirement of being private or secret.