Subject of the Online Social Security Video Series.
Who is Ron Bawelkiewicz?
100
Software used to prevent, detect, and remove malware.
What is Antivirus?
100
This popular talkshow host directed her audience to an adware loaded free chicken dinner deal.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
100
An initialism used to convey laughter.
What is LOL?
100
Coined by Andrew Fleugelman, when he gave away a communications program named PC-TALK. It is normally fully functional for an unlimited time with no cost, monetary or otherwise.
What is Freeware?
200
On social netoworking sites, you should only accept invitations to connect from these types of people
Who are people you know and trust.
200
This type of email communication shares the name with a popular canned ham product.
What is Spam?
200
According to phishtank.com, this e-commerce site is the most Phished site reported to date.
What is Paypal?
200
Installed by OCC to allow remote users secure access to the internal network.
What is VPN?
200
A general term used by computer professionals to encompass hostile, intrusive, or annoying software or program code. Partially derived from the Latin word Malus.
What is Malware?
300
The Mythical figure who appears when users practice bad security habits.
Who is Info Security Ninja?
300
Self-replicating malware which, unlike a virus, does not need to attach itself to an existing program
What is a Worm?
300
This Icon is found in the status bar of most browsers to indicate if a web site is secure.
What is a padlock?
300
A company that offers its customers access to the internet.
What is ISP?
300
This type of malware frequently refers to any software which displays advertisements, whether or not the user has consented.
What is Adware?
400
Ron! No one likes this kind of person!
What is a friend hoarder?
400
This computer worm hit numerous compters in 2000 when it was sent as an attachment to an email that had an amorous subject line.
What is the ILOVEYOU worm?
400
This is a targeted form of phishing in which an e-mail message might look like it comes from a trusted source.
What is Spear Phishing?
400
The system of interlinked hypertext documents accessed via the Internet. Usually precedes the domain name in web site addresses.
What is WWW?
400
A type of malware that collects information about users without their knowledge.
What is Spyware?
500
The social networking site that Scott first invites Ron to join.
What is Linked In?
500
This is a small piece of text stored on a user's computer by a web browser containing small bits of information such as user preferences, shopping cart contents, or session information.
What is a cookie?
500
These electronic documents are most commonly used for validating HTTPS based websites.
What is a certificate?
500
This is a family of technologies that provides digital data transmission over the wires of a local telephone network.
What is DSL?
500
Popularized by Bob Wallace, Proprietary software that is provided to users without payment on a trial basis and is often limited by any combination of functionality, availability, or convenience.