Vocabulary
This is the right to keep your personal information secret.
Privacy
What should you create to protect your online accounts?
Strong Password
This phrasal verb means to enter your online account.
log in
This idiom means it is wiser to be careful before something bad happens.
Better safe than sorry
You should do this online by avoiding suspicious websites.
browse safely
This information can identify a person, such as a name or address.
Personal Data
This is crime committed using computers or the internet.
Cyber crime
This phrasal verb means to leave your account safely.
log out
This idiom means to reveal a secret.
Spill the beans
Before collecting personal information, companies should ask for this.
Consent
This crime happens when someone steals your personal information.
Identity Theft
This person gains unauthorized access to computer systems.
Hacker
This phrasal verb means to save copies of important files.
Back up
Hackers often do this after committing cybercrime to hide evidence.
Cover their tracks
Medical records should always be this.
Confidential
This is a fake email or message designed to steal your information.
Phishing
This happens when confidential information is released without permission.
Data breach
This phrasal verb means to reveal personal information.
give away
Social media is often described by this idiom because it has advantages and disadvantages.
A double-edged sword
If no one can identify you, you are this.
anonymous
This process changes information into a secret code to keep it safe.
Encryption
This harmful software can damage or slow down a computer.
malware
This phrasal verb means to investigate a problem.
look into
A small cyberattack may be this if there are many larger hidden security problems.
The tip of an ice berg
When companies collect too much personal information without permission, they do this.
Cross the line