08 - Protecting Yourself FLASHCARD

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A scam in which an email is sent from someone posing as your bank or other legitimate business asking for personal information.

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Phishing

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Why should you update your anti-virus software regularly?

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To protect your computer against new viruses

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You are using a public computer in the lobby of a hotel. What is something that you should be aware of while using this computer?

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There may be malware on the computer that is capturing any personal information you enter on it, such as user names and passwords.

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What is the purpose of anti-virus software?

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To prevent a virus from attacking the network

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'Brute Force' attacks consist of...

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Guessing a password repeatedly

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Data should be backed up.....

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Regularly

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The act of gaining unauthorized access to a computer

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Hacking

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A small file stored in user's computer by a website so the website can customize its appearance special for that user.

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Cookies

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A method to verify that data comes from a secure and trusted source

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Authentication

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The illegal use of someone else's personal information (as a Social Security number) in order to obtain money or for some other personal gain

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Identity theft