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Ransomware: How It Works The Virus Top Ten Phishing, ishing and Smishing Pharming Windows 10 Security Digital Security FAQ ‘Top Ten Antivirus and Security Packages Bitdefender Total Security 2018 Review Kaspersky Total Security 2016 Review ‘Mcafee Total Protection Review Setting Up Windovis 10 Security Why Updating is Important ‘What to Keep Updated and How How to Secure Your Web Browser How to Secure Your Home Network What are Wireless Security Standards? How to Secure Your Wireless Network What is Encryption? Enerypting Your Windows 10 Laptop Top Ten Encryption Tools for Windows 10 What is a VPN? How Can a VPN Improve Windows Security? ‘Top Ten VPNs Using a VPN for Added Security and Privacy Ceca How Does Information Move Around the Intemet? How Can Intemet Data be intercepted? 10 Tips to Protect Yourself Against Interception How to Secure Your Devices How to Secure Yourself on Facebook How to Secure Yourselfon Twitter How to Secure Yourself on WhatsApp What to Avoid when Creating a Password Password Generators and Tools Top Ten Password Managers ‘Shopping Online and Security How to Remove a Virus or Malware rom Windows PC Glossary of Termsae WAP AG TS fel terol tg fol USA gels ben ote Witireasy to follow tutoria galnst potential threaAmember of Devices hacked in RANSOMWARE the public is LESSTHAN: | ATTACKS on HACKED every: BUSINESS every: eo NEWVIRUS cine Laer a threats . : se EVERYDAY APNG CRE Pa bs 43000000 REPORTED INSTANCES OF FRAUD through cybercrime against UK banks last year eri 5 eek cme abs cae a noire rsp an mations QEmy MESSENGERModern Day Security retention nee aa way we work and interact with each other. 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Digital Security A-Z Digital security and salty terms are often asclea med, Use this lossay whenever you come acrossatenmytou dont understard A ‘Access Control: A term used 10 ‘ensure that resources are only ranted to users whe are entitled fothem. Active Content: code that's ‘embedded in aweb site, hen the ie accessed the cade ie automaticaly downloaded and executed, Advanced Encryption Standard TAGS): en ereuton sensu Wipro speci on nls publicly cose symmetne trenton agers Asymmetric Cryptography: Pubic Tey cveangapty ote igen wa Pae ce ate ond tne pate, tounge he content protected by teeny ‘Authentication: scab systemst0 emi teeny of se B Backdoor: & tool used by hackers or system security experts to access a computer system or network, bypassing the systems usval security mechanisms, Bandwidth: The limited amount of ‘communications data that any channel is capable of sending or receiving ina specific time, Biometrics: & socurity measure that uses physical characteristics to Suthentieatea user's accesso a system, Boot Sector Virus: a vius that can affect a computer set boots, before the operating system has even loaded Botnet: large number internet MED secttcmticicson connected, infected computers that fare used to flood a network or send Spam message to the rest of the Internet Brute Force: A hacking technique that Uses all possible password combinations ane ata time in order to gain access {o a user account ersystem, C Cipher: a cryptographic algorithm used inthe encryption and seeryption process, Cookie: file used to store information About a website that can beread Should the user ever visit the site again Cyber Attack: An attackona system Using malware to compromise ts Security. Usually in order to gain Access to steal information oF Gemand a ransom. cyber Bullying: when an indivicual, lor groupet individuals, threaten of post negative and derogatory fmessages or doctored images of someene online D Data Encryption Standard {DES}: A popular method of data tencryption using > private (secret) key. There are 72,000,000,000,000,000 (72 quadrilion} or more possible feneryption keys chat ean Be used Decryption: the process of transforming an encrypted message into its orginal text form, Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) emiltarsed zone (DMZ) or perimeter network isa network area (G subnetwork) that sits between an ‘organisation's internal network and fan extemal network, usually the internet. DMZ’s help to enable the layered security model in that they provide subnetwork segmentation based on security requirements or policy. DNZ's provide either a transit mechanism from a secure source to fn insecure destination or from an insecure source to 3 more secure destination. Denial of Service (DoS): Prevention ‘of authorised access toa system fr network. Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP): 4 plan of action used to restore Systemsin the event ofa disaster. uted Denial of Service (DDoS): Atype of Dos attack using Trultiple attacking systems to amallfy the amount af network traf, thereby looding and swamping the target systems or networis Domain Name System (DNS): The ‘domain name system (DNS) is the \way that internet domain names are Tocated and translated into Internet Protocol addresses. A domain name isa meaningful and easy to remember handle’ for an Internet address, E Encryption: the process of securing data by transforming into something unreadable using cryptographic means. Ethernet: Communication architecture Tor wired local area netw ovis, F Fingerprinting: Used by hackers ond security experts fo send packets to a Disttsystem in order to see how it responds, usually to determine the ‘operating system and security mensures, rewall: A hardware or software layer designed to prevent unauthorised feces fo orfrom a computer or network to another computer or network, Flooding: malware attack that causes “an eventual failure ata system by bombarding it with 2 continuous stream of data G Gateway: & network poine that acts a5 ‘the door into another natok H Hacker: Someone who violates or circumvents a computer security ‘measure. Can be used for malicious purposes or legitimately to test 3 systems wilnerabltes, HTTP: Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the protocol used bythe WorldWide Web linternet) that defines how messages are sent, received and read by browsers and other connected sofovare layers, HTTPS: thypertext Transfer Protocol Secure, an encrypted and far more secure version of HTTP. Internet Protocol Address (IP): a ‘standard used by servers and machines to connect ta each ‘other and form an individual identity for each connected device, Internet Service Provider (ISP): 4 ‘company that provides Internet fecess to businesses and residential addresses IP Spoofing: a form of atack where a Gevie provces 3 false P address 10 K Key Logger: A type of malware that can record key presses as a text file land send that fileto a remote source. Once obtained, re hacker an then see what keys you've pressed, L Local Area Network (LAN) ‘Communications network inking multiple devices in a defined, limited location, such asa home or offi Logic Bomb: Atype of malware that’s dormant until a predefined time when it expledes and runs or injects Imalicious cod int a system, M ious Code: Sofware tha’s designed to circumvent security measures and gain unauthericed access to a system, Malware: A generic term to describe different types of malicious code. N Network: A group of linked computers Dr devices thot can share resources Sand communicate with each other P Password: Asecret security measure used to access a protected resource nd authenticate access, Phishing: Amethod used by eyber ‘iminals te obtain information from 8 user by bating ther with fake temalisor messages. Personal identification Number, Used as form of authentication access to a system, resource or ser account R Ransomware: 4 type of malware that locks, or encrypts al files on a system until ransom is pad and the unlock code is entered. Rootkit: sat of tools used by a hacker ta mask their intrusion and obtain ‘dministrator access to a system, S Sandbox: A system architecture designed! to test code in a secure tnd safe environment without it atfecting the host system, Glossary of Terms ‘Spoofing: An attempt to gain unauthorised access ‘Spyware: & type of malware that spies fon a users activities or system and reports back to a remate system, T Trojan Horse: & type of malware designed as a useful program butin reality hides some malicious code Two-Factor Authentication: ‘Authorisation of access toa system lrresource through a usermame/ password combination as well as nother form of authorisation, such 5 aPIN code. Vv Virus: type of malware designed for multiple purposes to spread and infect as many computer systems as possible. Usually destructive but can be used to gind s system to a halt by using up all ofits avalable resources. VPN: Virtual Private Networs, a secure tunnel between two systems using ‘advanced encryption methods to protect the communications Dbetwoen systems. Ww Fiz A wireless network standard betwen connected systems. Worm: A type of malware that can replicate itself and spread through ‘other systems consuming resources ‘and contents destructively. Z Zero Day: Described asthe day anew security vulnerability is discovered, fone that has no fix or patch yet to stopit Zombie(s): A computer that's infected with malware and connected to 3 network or the intemet and used to Spread its infection to other Computers, Used also to describe an atta on other systems by hoards of zombie computers, makiaticioncs CENow you've got the basics you canimprove and learn more essential skills in ournext guide... ONLINE SECURITY Mt CY Tiey Coming soon!acl OWN PC OUTDOOR OMe NangSa Black Dog Media Master Your Tech To continue learning more about your tech visit us at: www.bdmpublications.com aero Teese Ac) reese eae Se los ee) x! Gadebook eS . Special Deals and Bonus Content Sign up to our monthly newsletter Nae Re SEU Rete) and get the latest updates, offers Mele ec nmi and news from BDM. We are here ve to help you Master Your Tech! 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