Q3 Cybersavvy Vocabulary

Key Vocabulary

Cybersavvy: Cybersavvy is an informal term that means being knowledgeable about computers and the internet, or being technologically inclined. It can also refer to having the knowledge and skills to stay safe online.

Hacker: A hacker is a person who uses computers to gain unauthorized access to data.

Password recommendation: A password recommendation is eight characters in combinations of letters, numbers, and symbols.

Personal information: Personal information is information that can personally identify someone, such as their name, email address, billing information, or other data that can be reasonably linked to such information.

Pop-up ad: A pop-up ad is an advertisement that appears on the screen while a web page loads or after it has loaded.

Security Patch: A security patch is an update, generally to the operating system, that adds new or improved security measures.

Scenario: A scenario is a description of possible actions or events in the future.

Settings: Settings allow users to set document properties such as privacy, sharing, and access.

Spyware: Spyware is software that secretly lets someone else get information from your computing device without permission.

Swatting: Swatting is when someone makes a prank call to the police to report a crime, and a SWAT team is dispatched. It is not only dangerous and an illegal criminal harassment act.

Virus: A virus is a piece of code that can copy itself and typically has a detrimental effect, such as corrupting the system or destroying data.