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New Mexico Foundations of Computer Science Glossary

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Cybercrime General

Identity theft, stealing money, stealing private information, controlling private computers.

Ransomware General

Ransomware is a type cyber attack that threatens to publish the victim's data or block access to it unless a ransom is paid.

Internet of Things General

The Internet of Things (IoT) is the network of physical devices, vehicles, home appliances, and other items embedded with electronics, software, sensors, actuators, and connectivity which enables these things to connect and exchange data.

Cybersecurity General

Protection of computer systems, networks, and data from digital attacks.

Data privacy General

how company's use your data

Data security General

protecting your data online

https General

secure data transfer protocol when on the internet

Privacy Policy General

Legal document outlining how a company can collect and use your data

Black Hat Hacking General

attempting to find computer security vulnerabilities and exploit them for personal financial gain or other malicious reasons

White Hat Hacking General

a computer security specialist who breaks into protected systems and networks to test and assess their security

CIA Triad General

The CIA Triad is a widely-accepted security measure that should be guaranteed in every secure system. It stands for Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability.

Confidentiality General

The protection of information from people who are not authorized to view it.

Integrity General

Aims at ensuring that information is protected from unauthorized or unintentional alteration.

Availability General

The assurance that systems and data are accessible by authorized users when and where needed.

Digital Footprint General

The information about a particular person that exists on the Internet as a result of their online activity

Cyberbullying General

the use of electronic communication to bully a person

Information Literacy General

Information literacy is having the ability to find information, evaluate information credibility, and use information effectively.

Copyright General

A law that grants the creator of an original work exclusive rights to its use, distribution, and sale

Public domain General

Objects in the public domain are not subject to copyright laws, and thus may be freely used by the general public.

Data Visualization General

Using charts, graphs, or images to visualize complex data.

Metadata General

a set of data that describes and gives information about other data.

Data Limitations General

Visualizations can be misleading by skewing the axes or labels, or leaving out relevant data.

Truncated Y-Axis General

Not starting the y-axis at zero.

Correlation General

A connection between two things.