Chapter 8 Digital Defense: Securing Your Data and Privacy Chapter Outline Key Terms Study Questions 8.1 The Role of Security and What are some examples of security Privacy in Your Digital threats in the digital world? World Computer Security: Where’s the computer security What is involved in computer or Threat? data loss prevention information security? (DLP) What is the goal of data loss prevention? hacker What is a hacker? Where might cyber attacks come from? Why are the security measures you take important beyond your own computer? What are the security risks for businesses? For individuals? Spotlight on the Future What kind of cyber attacks are envisioned Podcast: Preparing for Cyber by the security expert featured in the Attacks of the Future podcast? What does he mean by a self-healing system? Basic Tools of Computer authentication What is authentication? Security What other technologies and procedures form the basics of computer security? 8.2 When Security Gets Why is there an increased need for Personal individuals to defend against cyber attacks? Protecting Your Home Network encryption What are the risks of an unprotected public key network? private key How does encryption work? public key encryption What are public and private keys? Wi-Fi Protected Access What are some of the popular forms of (WPA) encryption? Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) The Menace of Malware malware What does the term malware include? spam What kinds of things does malware do? What is spam? virus What is the definition of a Viruses How do they work? worm Worms How is a worm different from a virus? Trojan horse How do Trojan horses work? Trojans macro virus would a macro virus be found? Macro Viruses and Logic logic bomb virus What trigger a logic bomb virus? Bombs rootkit What are the characteristics of a rootkit? Rootkit Are rootkits always malware? botnet What are botnets and what do they do? Botnet zombie spyware How is spyware used? Spyware adware What does adware do? Adware How Is Malware Spread? What are some of the ways malware can be spread?
Chapter 8 Digital Defense: Securing Your Data and Privacy Chapter Outline Key Terms Study Questions 8.1 The Role of Security and Privacy in Your Digital World What are some examples of security threats in the digital world? Computer Security: Where’s the Threat? computer security data loss prevention (DLP) hacker What is involved in computer or information security? What is the goal of data loss prevention? What is a hacker? Where might cyber attacks come from? Why are the security measures you take important beyond your own computer? What are the security risks for businesses? For individuals? Spotlight on the Future Podcast: Preparing for Cyber Attacks of the Future What kind of cyber attacks are envisioned by the security expert featured in the podcast? What does he mean by a self-healing system? Basic Tools of Computer Security authentication What is authentication? What other technologies and procedures form the basics of computer security? 8.2 When Security Gets Personal Why is there an increased need for individuals to defend against cyber attacks? Protecting Your Home Network encryption public key private key public key encryption Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) What are the risks of an unprotected network? How does encryption work? What are public and private keys? What are some of the popular forms of encryption? The Menace of Malware malware spam What does the term malware include? What kinds of things does malware do? What is spam? Viruses virus What is the definition of a How do they work? Worms worm How is a worm different from a virus? Trojans Trojan horse How do Trojan horses work? Macro Viruses and Logic Bombs macro virus logic bomb virus would a macro virus be found? What trigger a logic bomb virus? Rootkit rootkit What are the characteristics of a rootkit? Are rootkits always malware? Botnet botnet zombie What are botnets and what do they do? Spyware spyware How is spyware used? Adware adware What does adware do? How Is Malware Spread? What are some of the ways malware can be spread?
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