| A | B |
|---|
| adware | Computer software that displays advertisements. |
| digital security certificate | A certificate given to websites that verifies whether a website is secure or not. |
| downloading | Receiving data, such as a music or video file, from a server or another computer system. |
| email | Electronic mail sent between computer networks. |
| hacked | Means that your computer or computer network has been broken into without permission. |
| HTTP | A protocol or group of rules and functions that is used to transfer data over the World Wide Web; it is requred before a web address in a URL and is indicated by "http://. |
| HTTPS | A protocol that is used for websites that handle sensitive information that would require greater security, such as payments and bank account information. |
| identity theft | A form of fraud where one person assumes the identify of another person. |
| malware | Computer software designed to harm a computer. |
| spam | E-mail that's sent to a large group of people who didn't sign up to receive it. Often contains viruses. |
| spyware | A type of malware that unknowingly collects information from a computer. |
| virus | a type of malware that replicates itself and spreads to other computers. |
