Cybersecurity

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An unskilled person who uses programs developed by others to hack.

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Script Kiddie

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Subversive use of computer systems to promote a political/social agenda.

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Hactivist

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Government-level hacker seeking to devastate another country's national security or economy.

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Nation-State Hacker

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Emailing to acquire sensitive information (passwords) by pretending to be a trustworthy entity.

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Phishing

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Tricking people into breaking normal security rules and procedures and/or divulging personal information.

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Social Engineering

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Taking advantage of a software vulnerability on the day it is discovered, before the developers can patch it.

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Zero-Day Exploit

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An undocumented portal that allows an administrator to enter the system.

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Backdoor

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A malicious file that can attach to other files and replicate when the user shares the file.

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Virus

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A malicious attempt to make an internet/network server unavailable to legitimate users.

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DDOS

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A malicious program that pretends to be benign/normal.

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Trojan