Keyword Index and Glossary of Core Ideas: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
No edit summary |
|||
| Line 154: | Line 154: | ||
[http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/cybersecurity/Cyber_Security_and_Politically%2C_Socially_and_Religiously_Motivated_Cyber_Attacks#Full_Citation Cornish] | [http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/cybersecurity/Cyber_Security_and_Politically%2C_Socially_and_Religiously_Motivated_Cyber_Attacks#Full_Citation Cornish] | ||
[http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/cybersecurity/Cyberspace_and_the_National_Security_of_the_United_Kingdom Cornish et. al.] | |||
===Trojan=== | ===Trojan=== | ||
Revision as of 15:43, 11 June 2010
Glossary of Core Ideas
Air-Gapped Network
Antivirus
Black Hat
A black hat is a computer hacker who works to harm others (e.g., steal identities or spreading computer viruses).
References:
Botnet
Civilian Participation
Combatant Status
Computer Network Attack
Communications Privacy Law
Crimeware
Cyber Terrorism
Cyber Warfare
Actions by a nation-state to penetrate another nation’s computers or networks for the purposes of causing damage or disruption. (Clarke)
References:
Digital Pearl Harbor
Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS)
Dumpster Diving
Geneva Conventions
Hacker
Hacktivism
Honeypot
Intelligence Infrastructure/Information Infrastructure
Interdependencies
International Humanitarian Law
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
Internet Service Providers
Lawfare
Laws of War
Malware
Phishing
The criminally fraudulent process of attempting to acquire sensitive information such as usernames, passwords and credit card details by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication.