Ch 9 - The Personal and Social Impact of Computers

Antivirus program

: software that runs in the background to protect your computer from dangers lurking on the internet and other possible sources of infected files.

Malware

: software programs that destroy or damage processing.

Worm

: parasitic computer program that can create copies of itself on infected computer or send copies to other computers via a network.

Virus

: computer program file capable of attaching to disks or other files and replicating itself repeatedly.

Ergonomics

: science of designing machines, products, and systems to maximise the safety, comfort, and efficiency of the people who use them.

Logic bomb

: type of trojan horse that executes when specific conditions occur.

Identity Theft

: imposter obtains key pieces of personal identification information to impersonate someone else.

Script bunnies

: automate the job of crackers.

Trojan horse

: malicious program that disguises itself as a useful application and purposefully does something the user does not expect.

Code of ethics

: states the principles and core values that are essential to a set of people and thus governs their behaviour.

Criminal hacker

(cracker): gains unauthorised use or illegal access to computer systems.

Hacker

: learns about and uses computer systems.

Computer Waste

inappropriate use of computer technology and resources

Computer Crime

often defies detection, is the theft of intellectual property

Cyberterrorist

someone who intimated or coerces a government or organisation to advance their political or social objectives by launching computer based attacks against computers or networks

Insider

employee who compromises corporate systems

Software Piracy

act of illegally duplicating software

Internet software piracy

illegally downloading software from the internet

Phishing

gaining access to personal information by redirecting user to fake site

Public key infrastructure (PKI)

enables users of an unsecured public network such as the internet to securely and privately exchange data

Biometrics

measurement of one of a person's traits, whether physical or behavioural

Intrusion detection system (IDS)

software that monitors system and network resources and notifies network security personnel when it senses a possible intrusion

Intrusion activities

failed login attempts, suspicious behaviour

Managed security service provider (MSSP)

organisational that monitors, managers, and maintains network security for both hardware and software

Ergonomics

science of designing machines, products, and systems to maximise the safety, comfort, and efficiency of the people who use them