Internet Safety Vocab.
Unwanted emails or messages sent in large amounts.
Spam
Using multiple factors of authorization to make it harder to get hacked, for example face ID and a strong password
Two-Factor Authorization.
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Digital foot print
A phisher tries to lure you in with a reward, or pretending to be a legit company, just to take your personal information or money.
Phishing
The trail you leave online that stays on the internet forever, that can keep you from getting hacked, or create a better future for your career.
Digital footprint
When someone tries to lure you in with rewards like a gift card or lottery ticket and then when you click on the link they steal your information without your consent.
phishing
Software unknowingly put on your computer to destroy files or gain personal information.
Malware
Using a long combination of upper and lowercase letters, numbers, symbols, random words or names to make it hard for you to get hacked.
Strong passwords
A harmful download or file that can spread to other devices made to damage computer systems.
A virus or malware that encodes your files, or locks you out of your device. This is put on your computer by a hacker who demands money to give you back access.
Ransomware
Closing or deleting old accounts, doing this can keep personal information confidential.
Managing your digital footprint
A software downloaded onto your computer that monitors the things you do and collects information about you on your device without your knowledge.
spyware
When someone deceives someone for their own personal gain usually of your personal info or money.
Fraud
When you change your VPN to another place it can trick hackers into thinking your device is somewhere else so it can make it harder for hackers to figure out where you live.
VPN
When someone pretends to be someone else on the internet to either get your information or just to deceive you.
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