Cyber Security

Computing Innovation

Includes a progran as an integral part of its function. Can be physical (self driving car), non-physical (picture editing) or non-physical computing concepts (e-commerce).

Personally Identifiable Information (PII)

Information about an individual that identifies, links, relates, or describes them.

Keylogging

The use of a program to record every keystroke made by a computer

Decryption

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

Encryption

A process of encoding messages to keep them secret, so only “authorized parties” can read it.

Public Key Encryption

Pairs a public key for encryption and a private key for decryption. The sender does not need the receiver’s private key to encrypt a message but the receiver’s private key is required to decrypt the message

Symmetric key encryption

Involves one key for encryption and decryption

Computer Virus Scanning Software

Protects a computing system against infection.

Multi-factor Authentication

A system that requires at least 2 steps to unlock protected information; each step adds a new layer of security that must be broken to gain unauthorized access.