Across
- 2. Scrambles data so only authorised users can read it
- 5. The process of reducing a file's size
- 9. The process of verifying who a user is before granting access
- 11. Encrypts your files and demands payment to unlock them
- 12. A standard for representing text characters as numbers
- 13. The smallest individual element of a digital image
- 14. Monitors incoming and outgoing network traffic and blocks anything suspicious
Down
- 1. A small chunk of data sent across a network
- 3. Malware disguised as legitimate software
- 4. Umbrella term for any malicious software
- 6. The base 2 number system used by computers
- 7. A device that directs data packets between different networks
- 8. Base 16 number system, used as a shorthand for binary
- 10. A set of rules that govern how data is transmitted between devices
- 13. Tricking a user into revealing personal info via a fake email or text