There are many unique terms when it comes to cybersecurity. It can get overwhelming quickly, so this lesson covers the essential terms you'll encounter during this course. Here are some of the threats that you may while when browsing around:
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Spam Unsolicited message(s) used to target large numbers of people for commercial advertising.
Phishing The act of trying to get sensitive information by pretending to be someone else, such as a bank or a local official.
Malware Malicious software that is intended to cause harm.
Ransomware A type of malware. It locks up the user's data or threatens to publish sensitive information if a random is not paid.
Cloud backups A backup copy of your data, saved on a cloud server
Physical Backup A physical backup copy of your data, commonly saved on external devices like hard drives and USB sticks
Brute-force attack A brute-force attack consists of an attacker submitting many passwords or passphrases with the hope of eventually guessing a combination correctly
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Intrusion Detection System An intrusion detection system monitors your network for possible malicious activities and violations of security policies.
Multi-Factor Authentication Also known as 2FA, an authentication method that grants access to a user after they have provided two sets of identifying evidence. This can mean a password, a fingerprint or face recognition, or a physical object the user has.
VPN Virtual private network. A way to hide your connection through a shared or public connection, that connects to a private network. Allows you to appear to be from a different country, for example.
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Encryption
Encryption algorithm
Cryptography
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