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_________ scrambles information into an alternative form that requires a key or password to decrypt the information.

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A(n) _________ is a type of virus that spreads itself, not only from file to file, but also from computer to computer.

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_______________ is a hacker with criminal intent.

What is the most common type of defense within detection and response technologies?

What is the most secure type of authentication?

Describe authentication and the most secure type of authentication.

Tokens are small electronic devices that change user passwords __________.

The most common type of defense within detection and response technologies is _________ software.

What are the technologies available to help prevent and build resistance to attacks?

What is the forging of the return address on an email so that the email message appears to come from someone other than the actual sender?

Describe the relationships and differences between hackers and viruses.

Who breaks into other people's computer systems and just looks around or steals and destroys information?

The ____________ of Death is a common type of DDoS and occurs when thousands of computers try to access a website at the same time, overloading it and shutting it down.

Smart card is a(n) ___________ that is around the same size as a credit card, containing embedded technologies that can store information and small amounts of software to perform some limited processing.

Who finds hacking code on the Internet and click-and-points their way into systems to cause damage or spread viruses?

_________ have philosophical and political reasons for breaking into systems and will often deface the website as a protest.

What includes a variety of threats such as viruses, worms, and Trojan horses?

What is a device that is around the same size as a credit card, containing embedded technologies that can store information and small amounts of software to perform some limited processing?

What is a type of virus that spreads itself, not just from file to file, but also from computer to computer?

___________ diving is a form of social engineering when a hacker looks through people's trash to find personal information.