A secret code used to protect your account
Password
A person who tries to break into computers or accounts
Hacker
A secret way of changing a message
Cipher
Keeping your personal information safe
Privacy
A place you visit online
Website
The name you use to log in
Username
A harmful program that can spread between computers
Virus
Changing a secret message back into readable words
Decryption
A fake message designed to trick you
A worldwide network connecting computers
Internet
A way to prove you are really you online
Authentication
A harmful program that pretends to be something safe
Changing information into a secret code
Encryption
A fake email or message that tries to steal information
Phishing
A computer, tablet, or phone
Device
Keeping a copy of important files in case something happens to them
Backup
Software that secretly watches what you do
Spyware
A famous cipher that shifts letters through the alphabet
Caesar Cipher
When private information gets stolen or exposed
Data Breach
A group of connected computers
Network
A tool that helps you remember all your passwords
Password Manager
Malware that locks files and demands payment
Ransomware
Turning words into a coded message
Encode
The practice of protecting computers and information online
Cybersecurity
A security wall that blocks unwanted traffic
Firewall