Cyber Attacks
IT in Business
Tech Outlook
Tech That Makes Me Money
Econ
100

Type of attack that uses encryption to lock files in exchange for compensation

What is ransomware?

100

4-7% of revenue.

What is the minimum amount that a business needs to spend on IT and Cyber?

100

This business model, increasingly popular, provides customers with services via the internet and charges them on a regular basis.

What is subscription as a service (SaaS)?

100

This low-cost marketing tool enables you to send promotions directly to nearby smartphones, ideal for local businesses.

What is location based marketing / geofencing?
100

The total market value of a countries economic output

What is GDP?

200

This type of cyber attack uses deceptive emails to trick users into revealing personal information.

What is Phishing?

200

Productivity suite used by roughly 88% of businesses in the USA

What is Microsoft 365?

200

This emerging area of AI involves teaching machines to understand and respond to human language in a natural way.

What is natural language processing?

200

This service allows you to outsource small tasks or processes that are not core to your business, saving time.

What is micro-task outsourcing? (fiverr, upwork, etc)

200

Increase in prices over time, caused by changes in the money supply.

What is inflation?

300

This attack focuses on the threat of releasing sensitive information to the public rather than restricting access to important data

What is an exfiltration attack?

300

Cheap computers running web based operating systems that are primarily used in education.

What are chromebooks?

300

This term describes the interconnection via the internet of computing devices embedded in everyday objects, enabling them to send and receive data.

What is Internet of Things (IOT)?

300

Uses conversational markers in emails and other correspondance to detect customer satisfaction, dissatisfaction and propensity to purchase

AI Emotional Recognition Software

300

The invisible global signaling mechanism between buyers and sellers that helps efficiently allocate scarce resources

What are prices?
400

This attack overwhelms a server by flooding it with traffic.

What is a DDos?

400

A system of servers that store data and applications on the internet, rather than on a local computer or a network server

What is the cloud?

400

This automated system uses AI algorithms to manage and optimize supply chain or inventory levels without human intervention.

What is Autonomous Supply Chain Management?

400

This popular task automation software allows you to connect over 2,000 different apps to streamline repetitive tasks, requiring no coding knowledge.

What is zapier?

400

Taxes on imported goods

What is a tariff?

500

an attack that takes advantage of an unannounced exploit in a program

What is a zero day exploit?

500

Term for the process of confirming the identity of a person or device.

What is authentication?

500

This technology leverages big data and analytics to provide personalized experiences and recommendations to consumers.

What is predictive analysis?

500

This modern cloud-based system integrates all aspects of your business, from accounting to customer relationship management, and is now scalable enough to be used by small businesses.

What is a Cloud-Based ERP System?

500

This is the unconventional monetary policy used by central banks to stimulate the economy when standard monetary policy has become ineffective.

What is quantitative easing?