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Where were the cyber attacks when the government called for greater responsemechanisms to cyber attacks within EU Estonia; Thinks the attacks are from Russia because Estonia moved WW2 memorial What do hackers use in DoS attacks?botnets (groups of computers with malicious software) to launch an attack.
Who is Dwayne Whitten?TAMU cybersecurity
People should always have...Backups
What is the first line of defense in businessEmployees
Who was College Stations potential data breach involved with in 2009?Click2Gov
What did the cyber attack in LA cause?Doctors locked out of email and patient records for over a week
What is ransomware?Viruses/malware that take over a server/computer and demand money in return
What are 2 things to do to avoid a ransomware/malware attack?Think before you click, if something seems wrong notify the TAMU helpdesk
What is the division of IT at TAMUIT.tamu.edu
What are DUO and Office 365 doing?Reducing device remembering from 30 to 5 days
What is safer than public wifi?Hot spots
What is computer security?concerned with risk management, confidentiality, integrity, and the availability of
What does every TAMU employee have to do yearly?a security module
What is an unsecured computer?Extremely easy to breach computer; usually connected to the internet
What is an intranet?businesses' private version of the internet
What is a firewall?specialized hardware and software working together to ensure only authorized personnel and employees can use intranet What is a proxy server?Special security computer that communications in and out of a intranet pass through
What is a port?used to contain and delay structural fire from spreading
What is "default-deny"?
Firewall rule set that standard security dictates that the only network connections thatare permitted are the nes that have been explicitly allowed.
What is "default-allow"?Firewall rule set that many business use that allow any connection except the ones that are blocked. What are computer/metamorphic viruses?Computer files that reproduce by making copies of them within a computers memory, storage, or network. What is malware?programs specifically intended to penetrate/damage a computers system without the end users knowledge What is experimental malware?Written as research project to further understand how to combat them
What is a worm?Self-replicating but does not need to attach itself to an existing program to spread.
What is a trojan horse?Typically seen as harmless, but when the program is executed, it may release harmful
What is a malevolent attachment?Executable program that waits for an event for the program to run.
What is social engineering?the way we socially exist and do things
What is internet fraud?Any fraudulent activity in an online setting
What is click fraud?Writing programs inserted into advertising network websites that automatically pass a user to the advertiser, so the click fee happens What are purchase scams?Most uncomplicated type of internet fraud; involves a buyer who approaches merchants via span and asks if they can pay for shipping with credit card, once order is shipped,credit card is cancelled and company looses money.
What is phishing?Involves social engineering techniques; attempts to gain private information by sending a legitimate looking email
What is privacy?The ability of an individual to keep their personal information out of public view; has to do with PERSONAL info What is confidentiality?Has to do with COMPANIES info
What does anounymus mean?Ones personal identity is unknown
What is a tracking cookie?Along with a webpage copy, the server sends a small text file called a cookie to keep personal informationAdvantage: user doesn't have to fill out tedious information twice Disadvantage: tracking website browsing behavior, compromising privacy What is data mining?when experts extract useful data and information from recorded data (cookie)
What is computer privacy?Protecting one of its most important assets: data and information
Worm What is the most uncomplicated Internet fraud? Purchase scam What is the name of Google ’ s advertising network? Google AdSense
