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Digital Defense: Cybersecurity Vocabulary Quest
Moderate difficulty suitable for most players
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Across
  • 2. Malicious software that secretly gathers user data
  • 4. Deceptive practice intended to secure unauthorized gain
  • 6. Type of hacking done to find security weaknesses legally
  • 8. Fraudulent attempt to obtain sensitive information online
  • 10. To convert encoded data back into readable form
  • 11. Software designed to harm or exploit computer systems
  • 13. Unsolicited messages sent in bulk via email
  • 15. Process of accessing a computer system with credentials
  • 16. Malware disguised as legitimate software
Down
  • 1. Self-replicating malicious code that infects files
  • 3. Update that fixes vulnerabilities in software
  • 5. Tool that records every keystroke typed by a user
  • 7. A copy of data saved for recovery purposes
  • 9. Authentication using physical traits like fingerprints
  • 12. Network security barrier controlling incoming and outgoing traffic
  • 14. Faking the origin of communication to gain trust
  • 17. Demand for payment after locking a victim’s data
  • 18. To encode data protecting it from unauthorized access
  • 19. Network of infected computers controlled by a hacker

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