Unit 7-Cybersecurity

The online virtual universe;generally includes a range of services including online games, instant messaging, and the physical devices used to store information.

• Cyberspace

• Internet

• Email

• Fortnite

The building of protection against the threats that lurk in Cyberspace.

• Cybersecurity

• Space Station X

• Space Force

• Star Destroyer

Different types of code (such as computer viruses, worms, or Trojan horses) that harm computers and networks as well as the people and organizations dependent on them.

• Cyberattacks

• The Darkside

• Morris Code

• Code of the Elves

Accessing information in cyberspace without permission; often stealing banking information or holding computer systems hostage for financial gain.

• Hacking

• Pirating

• Espionage

• Terrorism

The belief that governments should be able to control how people and businesses use the internet within their territories.

• Cyber Sovereignty

• Order of the Jedi

• Fortology

• Faith of the Seven

Optical fibers laid on the ocean floor or the bottom of a large body of fresh water that transmits data, power, and other forms of communication.

• Submarine Cables

• Mermaid's Hair

• Electrical Eels

• Poseidon's Piano Strings

The process of monitoring digital devices, computer systems, and network traffic to identify and prevent security threats.

• Surveillance

• Spyware

• Mrs. Trott on Classwize

• MI6

The legal control or suppression of what can be accessed, published, or viewed on the Internet.

• Censorship

• Galactic Empire

• Order of the Realm

• The Iron Throne

1. The fraudulent acquisition and use of a person's private identifying information, usually for financial gain.

• Identity Theft

• The Orders of the Faceless Men

• Elvis Impersonator

• Highjacker

A piece of computer software or hardware used to commit cyber warfare.

• Cyber Weapon

• Light Saber

• Dothraki Arakh

• The Elder Wand