Ch 18 Key Terms

sftware installed on comptr produces pop-up ads using your browser; ads based on browsing habits

used to remove adware and spyware

• antivirus software
• utility programs that prevent infect'n/scan systm to detect & remove viruses
• (Ex: McAffee Associates' VirusScan & Norton Antivirus)

Standards developed by American Nat'l Standard Institute (ANSI) that dictate how to securely erase data from solid state devices (USB flash drive/ SSD drive on order to protect personal privacy)

input device that inputs bilogical data about a person, can identify a person's: fingerprints, handprints, face, voice, eyes, & handwriting

utility in Win7/Vista Ultimate & Enterprise edit'ns used to lock ⇩ hard drive by encrypting entire Win vol. & any other vol. on drive

infectious virus can replace boot program w/modified, infected version, often causing boot & data retrieval problems

machine that exposes a storage device to a strong magnetic field to completely erase the data on a magnetic hard drive/tape drive

• used to authentc8 source of file/document/I.D. & authentc8 person/org sending data over ntwrk
• this code is assigned by certificate authority such as Verisign & includes public key for encrypt'n (aka: digital ID/ digital signature)

email msg trying to tempt usr into giving out personal info/trying to scam usr

EFS- way to use a key to encode a file/folder on NTFS vol. to protect sensitive data. Because it's an integr8d systm service, EFS is transparent to usrs & apps

program AV sftware recognizes to be potentially harmful/potentially unwanted

device (ex: smart card) that can fit conveniently on key chain

spyware tracks: keystrokes, including psswrds, chat room sess'ns, email msgs, documents, online purchases, & anything else you type on your PC. Text is logged to text file & transmitted over the Internet w/o your knowledge

technology used by Absolute Software used to track the whereabouts of a laptop comptr & if comptr is stolen, lock↓ accss to comptr/erase data on it technology is embedded in BIOS of many laptops

• any unwanted program transmitted to a comptr w/o usr's knowledge & designed to do varying °s of damage to data & sftware
• Includes: viruses, Trojan horses, worms, adware, spyware, keyloggers, browser hijackers, dialers, and downloaders
• AKA: malware, infestat'n, comptr infestat'n

• 1. type of identity theft where person is baited to give personal data to website that appears to be website of reputable company w/which person has acct
• 2. Sending email msg w/intent of getting usr to reveal private info used for identity theft

device that fits over a monitor to prevent other people from viewing the monitor from a wide angle

comptr suspected of infection & not allowed to use ntwrk, put on diff ntwrk dedic8d to quarantined comptrs/ allowed to accss only certain ntwrk resources

part of authentic'n prcss, some systms use biometric databy scanning the blood vessels on back of eye & is considered most reliable of all biometric data scanning

badge worn by employee & used to gain entrance into locked area of a building. A Radio Frequency Identificat'n tokens transmits authentic'n to the systm when the token gets in range of a query device

malicious sftware loads itself b4 OS boot is complete & can hijack internal Win components so it masks info Win provides to user-mode utilities such as Win Explorer/Task Manager

type of smart card containing authenticat'n info

cntr in Vista where you can confirm Win Firewall, Win Update, anti-malware settings, including that of Win Defender, & other security settings

where other people secretly peek @ your monitor screen as you work to gain valuable info

any small device containing authenticat'n info that can be keyed into logon window/read by a reader to authentic8 usr on ntwrk

device can read smart card u to authentic8 usr onto a ntwrk

practice of tricking people into giving out private info/allowing unsafe programs into ntwrk/comptr

malicous sftware installs itself to spy on you. collects personal info about you & transmits over the Internet to web-hosting sites that intend to use your personal data for harm

psswrd not easy to guess

when an unauthorized person follows an employee into a secured entrance to a room/building

type of malware tricks you into opening it by substituting itself for legitimate program

program w/incubat'n period, is infectious, & intended to cause damage. might destroy data & programs/ damage a disk drive's boot sector

• set of distinguishing charstcs of a virus & used by antivirus sftware to i.d. new viruses as they get into the wild
• Aka virus signatures

database about viruses that's kept on Internet

Antispyware utility included in Win7/Vista

personal firewall protects comptr from intrusion & is automatically config when you set your ntwrk locat'n in Network & Sharing Cntr

infestation designed to copy itself repeatedly onto memory, drive space, /ntwrk, until little memory, disk space, /ntwrk bandwidth remains