Cyber Crimes vocab

A copy made in the same type of medium.

• phishing

• malware

• clone

• worm

The specialized practice of identifying, preserving, extracting, documenting, and interpreting electronic data that can be used as evidence.

• internet forensics

• computer forensics

• content spyware

• cyber-terrorism

Software that is used to allow a hacker to access all of the activity on an individual's personal or business computer.

• content spyware

• Trojan horse

• malware

• hacking

hacking into a company's internal networking system for the purpose of demonstrating or presenting a political agenda.

• hacking

• phishing

• malware

• cyber-terrorism

Intentionally entering an unauthorized network system.

• phishing

• hacking

• malware

• worm

uses the same analysis techniques as a computer forensics except the emphasis is placed on the internet as a whole.

• Internet forensics

• computer forensics

• content spyware

• cyber-terrorism

software designed to provide unauthorized access to a computer system.

• phishing

• Trojan horse

• worm

• malware

illegally gathering personal information.

• malware

• worm

• phishing

• Trojan horse

software designed with the intention to harm a computer or the information on the computer.

• worm

• Trojan horse

• hacking

• malware

self-replicating malware program that spreads through a computer system by sending copies of itself to networked computers.

• clone

• phishing

• content spyware

• worm