cybersecurity
In real life, it can slow the spread of smoke and flames; in your digital life, it blocks unauthorized access to your private data.
firewall.
In 1932 members of the Australian Army fought ”The Great” this ”War” against a flightless feathered foe.
Emu.
This device uses special systems to determine an objects angle distance and velocity. It is also a palindrome.
Radar.
A slightly pinkish-red color named after a certain fish.
Salmon.
Redwoods.
California.
Don’t click on that link dummy! you could fall prey to this common scam, which ”lures” you into revealing private info.
Fishing
Kenji Kita is credited with giving this car brand its name meaning ”to unite”.
Subaru.
The transmission and reception of electromagnetic waves of frequency, especially those carrying sound messages.
Radio.
A swindler.
Shark.
Great Smoky Mountains.
Tennessee.
It’s the term for malicious software that holds data “hostage” until a payment is made— or until Mel Gibson gets it back for you.
Ransomeware.
In 1999 the Asian edition of time ranked this pocket monster the second-bast person of the year, behind Ricky Martin.
Pikachu.
Besides polonium it as the other elect discovered by Marie Curie.
Radium.
if something is bad useless or doesn’t work it might be this.
Crappie.
Isle Royale.
Michigan.
It’s the government department that includes CISA the official federal cybersecurity agency created in 2018.
The Department of Homeland Security
This section of a river comes form the Choctaw word for small stream.
bayou.
this word is energy that comes from a source and travels through space at the speed of light. This energy has an electric field and a magnetic field associated with it, and has wave-like properties. You could also call it “electromagnetic waves”.
Radiation.
Wait… what online she was beautiful. What happened.
Catfish.
Katmai.
Alaska.
Those inscrutable letter combos and pesky login puzzles? Two examples of these tools, which discern real users from bots.
Captcha.
It’s a-pear-antly true that this pear has Belgian roots, despite its French name.
Anjou.
A unit of absorbed dose of ionizing radiation equal to an energy of 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
Rad.
Fantasy wizard. Or amazing fish dad.
Marlin.
New River Gorge.
West Virginia.