ITGS: 1.02 Security and 1.05 Authenticity

Attempt to break a password by trying all possible words.

• Packet Sniffer

• Key Loggers

• Dictionary Attack

• Password Cracker

Software or hardware which records all key strokes on a computer system.

• Packet Sniffer

• Key Loggers

• Dictionary Attack

• Password Cracker

Computer programs which damage files and data spreads when infected programs are copied.

• Viruses

• Macro Virus

• Worms

• Trojan Horse

Malicious software which replicates itself and spreads between computer systems and over networks.

• Viruses

• Macro Virus

• Worms

• Trojan Horse

Malware which pretends to be a genuinely useful program to trick the user into using it

• Viruses

• Macro Virus

• Worms

• Trojan Horse

A technique used to authenticate remote users, such as online shopping businesses

• Digital Signiture

• Authentication

• Public key encryption

• Key Pair

Establishing a user's identity

• Security

• Authentication

Use of fingerprints, retina scans, or other body features as an authentication mechanism

• Technology

• Biometrics

• Fingerprint Scanner

• Cipher

Measurements taken from a biometric sample

• Biometric Enrolment

• Biometric Sample

• Biometric Template

• Biometrics

The process of registering a user for a biometric system by taking an initial sample

• Biometric Enrolment

• Biometric Sample

• Biometric Template

• Biometrics