Social & Economic Impact of ICT: Implications of Misuse & Cybersecurity

These flashcards cover important vocabulary related to the social and economic impact of information and communication technology, with a focus on cybersecurity, misuse implications, and relevant terms.

Computer Security

The protection of hardware and software resources against accidental or deliberate damage, theft or corruption.

Cybersecurity

Techniques for protecting computers, networks, programs, and data from unauthorized access or attacks.

Vulnerability

A weakness or flaw in one or more computer systems or the connectivity to these systems.

Threat

A set of circumstances that has the potential to cause loss or harm due to human errors or natural disasters.

Cyber Attack

An attempt to expose, alter, disable, destroy, steal or gain unauthorized access to or make unauthorized use of an asset.

Denial of Service

An attack that prevents legitimate users from accessing specific computer systems or resources.

Copyright Infringement

The unauthorized use of copyrighted material, such as text, photos, videos, music, and software.

Identity Theft

A crime in which an imposter obtains key pieces of personally identifiable information to impersonate someone else.

Data Security

Physical, hardware, and software methods used to protect data from unauthorized access and corruption.

Countermeasure

An action, device, procedure, or technique that removes or reduces a vulnerability.