Cybersecurity

What is a computer hacker?

• A virus that invades your computer and causes it to not work

• A person who sends lots of e-mails to people asking for money

• A person who uses a computer to illegally breaks into your computer and take your information

• A person who cuts or hacks at something

What is cybersecurity?

• the state of being protected against the criminal or unauthorized use of electronic data,

• Security against breaking into your house

• Top secret Government security

What is Phishing?

• Phish is a made up word

• Fishing for pirahnas and perch

• the fraudulent practice of sending emails that seem to be to be from reputable companies in order to convince individuals to reveal personal information, such as passwords and credit card numbers.

• The practice of breaking into a persons computer to steal their data by using a virus

What is Social Engineering?

• manipulation of people on the Internet into giving away confidential information.

• Mining for peoples lost jewelry

• A type of engineering where you build houses for groups of people

What is a password?

• When you pass a word around until someone gets the meaning right

• a secret word or phrase that must be used to gain admission to your online account

• A type of vocabulary football

What is computer malware?

• A malicious attack using the mail

• software that is specifically designed to disrupt, damage, or gain unauthorized access to a computer system.

• Computer software that is made to track your movements

What is a cyber attack?

• an attempt by hackers to damage or destroy a computer network or system.

• when someone shoots your computer

• an attack on cybers

• when someone robs an atm machine

What is ransomware?

• A type of threat that holds onto your computer until you pay your fines

• When someone tells you what you have to wear

• a type of malicious software designed to block access to a computer system until a sum of money is paid.

What is a computer virus?

• When a hacker breaks into your computer system

• A sickness that your computer can pas on to you

• When your computer is infected with the flu

• a piece of code which is capable of copying itself and typically has a detrimental effect, such as corrupting the system or destroying data.

What is encryption?

• A person who tricks you into giving your password

• converting information or data into a code to prevent unauthorized access.

• To upload your personal data to the cloud

• When there is a security breach in your data