IT 104 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Master Boot Record, Script Kiddie, Boot Sector

• School: George Mason University
• Department: Information Technology
• Course: IT 104
• Professor: Sarfazar

Document Summary

Hacker: a computer programmer obtaining unauthorized access to systems through. Cracker: a person who uses illicit actions to obtain and use passwords to breach system. Script kiddie: a computer intruder with little or no skill who simply follows directions without fully understanding the meaning of the steps they are performing. Intruder: hackers, crackers and other performing illicit intrusion or damage to computer systems or data. Cyber security: involves protecting computer systems, networks and information by. Cyber terrorism: the use of target computers, networks and data to cause physical, preventing, detecting and responding to attacks real-world harm or severe disruption. Information warfare: the use of information technology to obtain a competitive advantage over a competitor organization that is considered secret or confidential without the permission of the holder of information. Corporate espionage: the practice of obtaining information about a business. Denial of service: overloads a network with packets slowing and crippling the legitimate network traffic.