SECURITY KEYWORDS

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HACKING
the act of gaining illegal access to a computer system without the owner's consent
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PHARMING
malicious code installed on the hard drive of a user's computer or on the web server. This code will redirect user to a fake website without their consent
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PHISHING
creator of sends out a legitimate-looking email in the hope of gathering personal and financial data. It requires the recipient to follow a link in the email or open an attachment
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SPYWARE
software that gathers information by monitoring key presses on a user's computer and relays the information back to the person who sent the software
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VIRUS
program or code that replicates itself and is designed to amend, delete or copy data and files on a user's computer without their consent
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Card 2

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malicious code installed on the hard drive of a user's computer or on the web server. This code will redirect user to a fake website without their consent

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PHARMING

Card 3

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creator of sends out a legitimate-looking email in the hope of gathering personal and financial data. It requires the recipient to follow a link in the email or open an attachment

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Card 4

Front

software that gathers information by monitoring key presses on a user's computer and relays the information back to the person who sent the software

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Preview of the back of card 4

Card 5

Front

program or code that replicates itself and is designed to amend, delete or copy data and files on a user's computer without their consent

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Preview of the back of card 5

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