- a software program that performs on of two functions: brute-force password attack to gain unauthorized access to a system or recovery of passwords stored in a computer system
- a computer expert who explores computing environment to gain knowledge
- an attack in which one user or computer pretends to be another user or computer
- a type of attack in which the attacker takes control of a session between two machines and masquerades as one of them
- an application incorporation known software vulnerabilities, data, and scripted commands to "exploit" a weakness in a computer system or IP host device
- What refers to a situation in which people are unsure of how to behave because of absent, conflicting, or confusing social norms?
- According to _____________, being a deviant or a criminal depends on how others react and define deviance.
- a computer attacker with average abilities who may one day become a black-hat hacker. also called wannabes
- an attack in which the attacker gets between two parties and intercepts messages before transferring them on to their intended destination
- a program or dedicated hardware devise that inspects network traffic passing through it and denies or permits that traffic based on a set of rules you determine at configuration
- Abigail wants to be a nurse after she graduates from college. She has joined the Global Medical Brigades on campus and works as a clinical associate at the local hospital. For Abigail, nurses are what?
- an information security or network professional who uses various penetration test tools to uncover or fix vulnerabilities
- software designed to infiltrate one or more target computers and follow an attacker's instructions
- short for malicious software. software designed to infiltrate one or more target computers and follow an attacker's instructions
- the testing that a hacker performs to break into a computer system or IP host device; intrusive testing generates malicious network traffic
- the unique knowledge a business possesses that gives it a conpetitive advantage over similar companies in similar industries
- an attempt to exploit a vulnerability of a computer or network component
- surveillance software or hardware that records to a log file every keystroke a user logs; also known as keylogger
- ____ deviance is behavior that violates laws; ____ deviance is behavior that breaks customary practices.
- True or False: Groupthink occurs most commonly in unstructured groups.