Exam 9: Securing Your System: Protecting Your Digital Data and Devices

These are all important protective measures for preventing viruses EXCEPT ________.

Attacks that are launched from multiple zombie computers at the same time are called ________.

Since you can always redownload program files, you do not need to include them in backups.

The best defense against viruses is to install ________ software, which is specifically designed to detect viruses and protect your computer and files from harm.

________ is software that has a malicious intent.

A(n) ________ virus is designed to infect multiple file types in an effort to fool antivirus software.

A stealth virus is designed to infect multiple file types to fool the antivirus software.

A(n) ________ is a program that appears to be useful or desirable but does something malicious in the background without your knowledge.

A large group of software programs that runs autonomously on zombie computers is called a(n) ________.

A virus hidden in a website is known as a(n) ________,

A ________ is a virus that is triggered on a certain date.

A(n) ________ backup makes a copy of all changes since the last backup.

Social ________ is any technique that uses social skills to generate human interaction that entices individuals to reveal sensitive information.

Hackers can use packet ________ to capture valuable information, then sell or use the information illegally.

Ethical hackers are also known as white-hat hackers.

You can block logical ports from invaders and make your computer virtually invisible to others on the Internet by installing ________.

One type of CAPTCHA is ________.

A type of virus that temporarily erases itself from files and stores itself in memory to avoid detection is called a(n) ________ virus.

Government impersonation scams involve ________.