| A | B |
|---|
| a program or code that changes or damages system or application files. | Virus |
| fast spreading programs usually attached to email messages; exploits vulnerabilities with the intent of propagating itself across a network. | Worms |
| ____ is embedded code disguised as a legitimate program | Trojan Horse |
| ____ are the use of legitimate network tools to attack a network (examples include ping and packet flooding). | DoS attacks |
| a security breach wherein many points on a network are targeted by packet flooding techniques | DDoS |
| a strategy for attacking a network by flooding login functionality with invalid passwords or other encrypted code. | Brute Force |
| a tool for gathering personal information from a computer without the users’ permission | Spyware |
| a form of spyware that, while useful for certain applications, often places networks at risk. | Cookies |
| are user-tracking programs that provide advertisers with data about user behavior. | Adware |
| unsolicited advertising placed without permission in the browser application. | Pop-ups |
| unsolicited email-based advertising that threatens to overload networks; a widely distributed approach to marketing on the internet via email or IM | Spam |
| when a flood of packets with invalid source-IP addresses requests connection on a network. | SYN flooding |
| a type of advertising typically associated with a specific website being visited. | Pop-up |
| a packet that is greater in size than the max allowed by IP is sent to a device; causing the receiving system to crash | Ping of Death |
| an area of the network that is accessible to both internal and external users; it's more secure than the external network, but not a s secure as the internal network. | Demilitarized Zone (DMZ ) |
| Statement of rules users must follow when using technology example AACPS internet acceptable use policy. | Security policy |
| typically includes additional functionality to an application. | Updates |
| usually used to fix a problem in an application. | Patches |
| used to control traffic between networks. | Firewall |
| filters packets based on IP addresses, MAC addresses or port numbers. | Packet filtering |
| allows only incoming packets that are legitimate responses to requests from internal hosts. | Stateful Packet Inspection |
| all external traffic sent to firewall, appropriate for smaller businesses | Single firewall |
| internal and external firewall, appropriate for larger businesses | Dual firewall |
| used to determine what part(s) of your network may be vulnerable to attacks. | Vulnerability analysis |
| helps identify where attacks can occur example finding missing updates. | Security Scanners |
