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This malicious software encrypts your files and demands payment to restore access.
- Ransomware
- Spyware
- Adware
- Worm
This secret word or phrase grants you access to your accounts and systems.
- Username
- Password
- Email address
- Security question
This protective software scans your computer for malicious programs and removes them.
- Web browser
- Email client
- Antivirus software
- Word processor
These deceptive emails pretend to be from trusted sources to steal your personal information.
- Phishing attacks
- Software updates
- Newsletter subscriptions
- Password resets
This network security system monitors and controls incoming and outgoing traffic based on security rules.
- Router
- Modem
- Switch
- Firewall
This type of malware secretly records everything you type, including passwords and credit card numbers.
- Adware
- Keylogger
- Bloatware
- Shareware
This process scrambles data so that only authorized parties with the correct key can read it.
- Compression
- Formatting
- Encryption
- Defragmentation
This security practice requires two different forms of verification to access an account.
- Single sign-on
- Password manager
- CAPTCHA
- Two-factor authentication
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