Encryption & Cryptography
This process scrambles data so only authorized users can read it.
What is encryption?
Malicious software that harms computers.
What is malware?
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What is a chameleon?
A secret word or phrase used to log in.
What is a password?
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Who is Taylor Swift?
This type of encryption uses one shared key.
What is symmetric encryption?
Fake emails or messages used to steal personal information.
What is phishing?
The name of the first and most widely used cryptocurrency, created in 2009.
What is Bitcoin?
This is used by a browser to verify that a website's public key actually belongs to the intended entity, helping to establish trust and ensure a secure HTTPS connection.
What is a Digital Certificate?
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Who is Sam Darnold?
This type of encryption uses a public key and a private key.
What is asymmetric encryption?
An attack that overwhelms a website with traffic.
What is a DDoS attack?
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What is Sudan?
This security method requires a user to provide at least two separate forms of evidence—such as a password and a code sent to a phone—to verify their identity before gaining access.
What is MFA? (Multi-Factor Authentication)
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Who is Jay-Z?
This type of cipher shifts each letter in the alphabet by a fixed number of positions.
What is Caesars Cipher?
Software that locks your files and demands payment.
What is ransomware?
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What is Black Mirror?
This type of cybersecurity attack occurs when an unauthorized individual sets up a fake, unsecured wireless access point to intercept data from unsuspecting users.
What is a Rogue Access Point?
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Who is Rihanna?
This type of attack tries every possible key or password until the correct one is found.
What is brute force?
In addition to phishing, this concept is based on tricking people into giving away information instead of hacking systems directly.
What is social engineering?
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What is Interstellar?
While firewalls check for malicious network traffic, this specific type of hardware or software, which captures keystrokes before they are encrypted by browser-level HTTPS, bypasses traditional authentication security, making it a critical threat to user credentials.
What is a Keylogger?
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