Across
- 1. Deceptive email technique attackers use heavily during the holidays
- 4. Abbreviation for layered login protection
- 5. User ____ — don’t share them, even with “helpful” coworkers
- 8. Something you shovel in winter — and what attackers try to bury clues under
- 9. The season when people take time off — and attackers ramp up
- 11. What systems can do when storage fills — or when employees forget updates
- 12. What you lock before holiday leave — your computer included
- 14. “____ actor” — an adversary attempting unauthorized access
- 15. Essential item — don’t leave it in your car or desk
- 16. Security mindset: think before you ___
Down
- 2. Frozen form of precipitation and a reminder to be prepared for cyber ___
- 3. Keep your data ____ by using strong multi-factor authentication
- 5. The opposite of “hot,” also how users feel when security is ignored
- 6. Frozen precipitation that also describes a flood of spam
- 7. Ice forms here — and malware often hides here too (initials)
- 9. Seasonal cue to refresh your passwords
- 10. The second factor in “two factor authentication”
- 13. A code you should never reuse
