Keyword Index and Glossary of Core Ideas
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).
See also:
- White Hat
References:
Botnet
Casus Belli
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:
Data Mining
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
National Security
http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/cybersecurity/Cybersecurity:_Current_Legislation%2C_Executive_Branch_Initiatives%2C_and_Options_for_Congress Theohary and Rollins]
Organized Crime
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.