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IDS

Definition: An IDS (Intrusion Detection System) is a device or application used to inspect all network traffic and alert the user or administrator when there has been unauthorized attempts or access. The two primary methods of monitoring are signature-based and

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Identity Theft

Definition: Identity theft occurs when an attacker impersonates or pretends to be you. By acquiring key pieces of information such as your Social Security Number, birth date, home address, drivers license number or other sensitive, personal information, an attacker may

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ICMP

Definition: ICMP, or Internet Control Message Protocol, is part of the Internet Protocol (IP) portion of TCP/IP. Common network testing commands such as PING and TRACERT (Trace Route) rely on the ICMP protocol. Also Known As: Internet Control Message Protocol

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HTML

Definition: HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) is the basic language used to create graphic web pages. HTML defines the syntax and tags used to create documents on the World Wide Web. In its basic form, HTML documents are static- meaning they

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Honeypot

Definition: A honeypot is a computer system intended to attract or lure attackers to it. A honeypot serves to distract attackers from the real targets as a decoy as well as a means to track and monitor attacks to learn

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Hoax

Definition: A hoax is an attempt to trick a user into believing something that is not true. It is mainly associated with emails with claims that are too good to be true or ask you to do things like “forward

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Hijacker

Definition: A hijacker, also known as a browser hijacker or homepage hijacker, is a type of malware which resets your browser settings so that your homepage is changed and may redirect any or all of you web page requests to

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Heuristic

Definition: Heuristics uses past experience to make educated guesses about the present. Using rules and decisions based on analysis of past network or email traffic, heuristic scanning in antivirus software can self-learn and use artifical intelligence to attempt to block

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Hacker

Definition: Commonly used to refer to any individual who uses their knowledge of networks and computer systems to gain unauthorized access to computer systems. While often used interchangeably, the term hacker typically applies to those who break in out of

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