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What is the digital divide?

an uneven distribution in access to computing devices and the Internet

What does PII stand for?

Personally Identifiable Information

What are some examples of PII?

name, thumbprint, address, SSN

What factors are important when creating a strong password?

length, special characters, numbers

Encryption

a process of encoding messages to keep them more secret, so only authorized parties know about it

Decryption

a process that reverses encryption, taking a secret message and reproducing the original plain text

Cipher

the generic term for a technique (or algorithm) that performs encryption

Caeser’s Cipher

a technique for encryption that shifts the alphabet by some number of characters

Cracking encryption

When you attempt to decode a secret message without knowing all the specifics of the cipher

What are the three different components in the digital divide?

socioeconomic, geographic, demographic

What two things is the internet a powerful vehicle for?

communication and freedom of expression

What does ISP stand for

Internet Service Provider

What is spoofing?

Pretending to be something else

What is phishing?

a way in which someone tries to trick you into sharing your personal information

Virus

a malicious program that self replicates through user interaction

Worm

a malicious program that self replicates without needing user interaction

Security hole

a way into a device with no security measures or with easily defeated security measures

Trojan horse

a type of malware pretending to be some other software to trick the user into running a malicious program

What does DDoS stand for?

Distributed Denial of Service

How is DDoS attack differ from a DoS attack?

DDoS has many computers involved in the attack

How to prevent being hacked?

use strong passwords, install security updates often, and check for authentic web addresses

socioeconomic

the amount of wealth of a person or area

geographic

the terrain or landscape of an area

demographic

the characteristics of a person or people

What country has the lowest rate of internet access?

North Korea

There are differences within a country for the digital divide, what are two major ones?

Urban and rural

Urban

city, has more paying customers for ISP

Rural

countryside, less willing payers for ISP

What does IoT stand for?

Internet of Things

What is the IoT?

Interconnected devices that all link to the internet

What is a Knowledge authentication?

a regular password

What is a biometric authentication?

face ID, voice, thumbprint

What is a possession authentication?

getting a confirmation text

How many factor authentications are there?

two factor, multi factor, one factor

Which is more secure

 R4!nB0w5 or rainbowsinspring

rainbowsinspring

Cryptography

encoding a message into unreadable text and having a key so the message can be decoded

infrastructure

The basic physical systems needed for the operation of a society

examples of infrastructure

transportation, communication, sewage, water, electricity

authentication

the process of verifying a user into a device or website