chapter exam study guide tabdefine cybercrime tabit refers to online or internet based illegal acts tabdefine virus tabis a potentially damaging computer program that affect or infects a computer negative by altering the way the computer works without the user s knowledge or permission define worm tabis a program that copies itself repeatedly using up resources and possibly shutting down the computer or network tablist at least three ways a computer can be infected with malware tabe mail message tabdownloads tabpop up tabdefine the purpose of quarantines used by antivirus software tabis a separate area of a hard disk that holds the infected file until the infection can be removed tabidentify the two controls used in a two phase access control process tabusername and password tabpossessed objects tab biometrics devices tabidentify at least two common possessed objects used in security systems tabbadges tabsmart cards tabcards tabkeys tabdefine software piracy tabrefers to several practices which involve the unauthorized copying of computer software tabdefine encryption tabis the process of converting readable data into unreadable characters to prevent unauthorized access define encryption key tabis a programmed formula that the recipient of the data uses to descript ciphertext tabdefine spam tabunsolicited e mail message or newsgroup posting sent to many recipients or newsgroups at once describe methods that can be used to obtain information using the social engineering technique according to your textbook what rank does the fbi assign to cybercrime define hacker tabsomeone who accesses a computer or network illegally define cracker tabsomeone who accesses a network or computer illegally with the intent of destroying data stealing information or other malicious actions define virus definition currently there are more than known viruses what impact does the length of a password have upon security tablonger passwords provide more security than shorter passwords what elements create strong password taban unique combination of characters define eula and its relationship to making copies of software taba single user license agreement does wireless access increase decrease or have no impact on security risks as compared to non wireless access tabincrease define intellectual property tabrefers to unique and original works such as ideas inventions art writings processes companies and products names and logos define the purpose of copyright law tabgives authors and artists exclusive right to duplicate publish an sell their materials define phishing tabis a scam in which a perpetrator sends an official looking e mail message that attempts to obtain your personal and financial information define pharming tabis a scam similar to phishing where a perpetrator attempts to obtain your personal and financial information except they do it via spoofing define computer forensics tabit involves gathering and analyzing evidence from computers and networks it is their responsibility to take several steps to identify and retrieve possible evidence that may exist in suspect s computer define certificate authority tabauthorized person or company that issues and verifies digital certificetes define trojan horse tabis a program that hides within or looks like a legitimate program defin