Q2
Cyber-attack
When attacked, your digital information is under attacked
2 Main Ways to get someone's password?
1. Human - Guess/Predict
2. Machine - Brute Force, Example: If there are 8 characters in your password, then the machine will test every combination.
desktop
A desktop is a separate workspace or space where anything on a separate desktop does not exist. For example, you can have like 10 different tabs or apps open on desktop 1, but then you make a new desktop; let's call it desktop 2. Now, in desktop 2, none of the tabs or apps open in desktop 1 are open in desktop 2, aka they don’t exist.
Malware stands for
How to obtain a strong password?
Long passwords with letters, numbers, and symbols are very strong against computers and humans. They also need to be more than 8 characters so brute force can't guess them.
Phishing
trying to get access to privileged information or an account
What is cyber security?
the act of keeping your computer/work safe from anyone who wants to steal your account
Social Engineering
manipulating a person/group of people to give access to privileged information.
Server
a server is a computer that stores data and can give data to the person that you want it to go to.
Why should you NOT open a random link in your spam folders?
If you open a random link in spam, then you might get a virus.