Terms

What I have learned

• Digital Privacy:  

Protection of one’s personal information on the internet. (Prof Noone’s website) 

• Phishing: 

 involves luring individuals into entering personal information into a website controlled by a hacker. (SIMpath) 

• Social engineering:  

a form of hacking that focuses on deceiving individuals into giving away information that the thief needs. (SIMpath) 

• Encryption:  

a security feature making your data unreadable. (SIMpath) 

• VPN:  

a method of security in which each packet from the sending computer is encapsulated within another packet before being sent over the internet. (SIMpath) 

• Ransomware:  

software that makes a person’s data, network, and computer unusable in exchange for payment. (CCBC cybersecurity training video) 

• Malware:  

a malicious software designed to steal data and damage computers and systems. (CCBC cyber security training video) 

• Private Policy:  

a policy set up by companies to protect the privacy of the consumer. (SIMpath).