Hacking Flashcard

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Process of protecting a system against unintended or malicious changes or use

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Cybersecurity

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a hacker who is generally ethical and law abiding

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white hat hacker

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A hacker who operates outside the law

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black hat hacker

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A hacker who falls between ethical and outside the law.

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gray hat hacker

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an attempt to steal, damage, or destroy data or a computer system

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Cyber attack

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Part of the Internet that is not easily accessible to the average user

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Dark Net

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malicious software code that is unleashed and attempts to perform its destructive content

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virus

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Malicious software that spreads on its own through computer networks.

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worm

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the act of circumventing or breaking past security boundaries

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hacking

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offers rewards for flaws and vulnerabilities found in their program

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Bug bounty program