1.7 Basic cyber security knowledge

What is Cyber security?

• All the tools we use and actions we take to keep computers safe.

• Protecting your computer against hackers

• Being secure against cyber bots

What is malware?

• Hackers trying to hack your computer.

• Term for any software that is designed to harm or do illegal activities.

• Term for cookies trying to invade your computer and implement viruses.

What is a worm?

• A worm you see outside in the dirt.

• A software used to worm into your computer.

• Malware that can infect and spread without human assistance.

What is a Trojan Horse?

• A big wooden horse used to attack Troy in ancient Greece.

• A program with hidden malicious functions.

• A program that tricks your computer and destroys it with the power of Social engineering.

What is spyware?

• Malware that collects information about you without your consent or knowledge.

• A program that looks through you laptop camera and allows your FBI Agent to see you.

• A program that allows you to become a better spy and gives you tools to spy on your friends.

What are loT devices?

• Anything that is connected to the internet.

• Smartphones, smart lightning, and connected speakers.

• Devices that need a special key to unlock them.

• Devices that require security procedures in order to keep them as uncompromised as possible, ex: Government computers.

What is a zombie bot?

• Compromised computers under the control of a hacker.

• A bot that pretends it is dead but once it reaches your computer it takes over.

• This does not exist.

What is netiquette?

• A term used to describe network attacks.

• A malware that pretends to have ethical standards but attacks you when you least suspect it.

• The term for commonly accepted rules of how to behave online.

What is a firewall?

• A wall made of fire in your computer to make sure your computer is heated up and running properly.

• A software used to attack other security measures in your computer to insure your computer is safe.

• A filter that filters incoming data, protecting a network from attacks.