Chapter 4
Two terms for Internet-based attacks
Cyberterrorism and cyberwarefare
Problems with media in which data is stored
Data rot
Transmission capacity of a network
Bandwith
Discrete pulses representing a series of bits
Digital Signals
Possibility of system being harmed by a theat
Vulnerability
Managing information across an entire organization
Data governance
The transmission capacity of a communications medium
Broadband
Communicating data from one location to another
Communications Channel
All processes and policies made to protect an organizations information
Information Security
The process that spans all businesses processes and procedures in an organization
Master data management
Two connected devices in a limited geographical location
A Local Area Network or (LAN)
Most prevalent form of communications wiring
Twisted-pair wire
Illegal Activities conducted via computer networks
Cybercrime
A set of core data
Master data
A device that allows a device to connect to a LANs communications medium
Network interface card
The process responsible for disassembling, delivering, and reassembling data during transmission
Internet Protocol (IP)
An attack where employees are manipulated into providing a company's confidential information
Social engineering
A collection of logically related records
Data File
A network covering a large geographical area
A Wide Area Network or (WAN)
The procession where a computer acts as both a client and a server
Peer-to-peer (P2P) processing