[Cisspstudy] Computer Jargon in Plain English

Sun Dec 6 12:34:37 EST 2009

Hello Jonus,

I will call phishing a "type" of fraud. 

Take it this way, Hacker hosts a similar looking bank site on server & lure users to sign up saying new patch updates from banks or other common tricks. User logs in & hacker gets their password, hacker transfers money or does online shopping. Finally indirectly phishing has helped someone to commit fraud.

By the way, These jargon is from SANS :)

- Prakash

--- On Sun, 12/6/09, gerritsjs <gerritsjs at gmail.com> wrote:

From: gerritsjs <gerritsjs at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Cisspstudy] Computer Jargon in Plain English
To: "'The CISSP Study Mailing list'" <cisspstudy at cccure.org>
Date: Sunday, December 6, 2009, 8:36 AM

Prakash,  

To call
phishing a fraud is not quite true.  You have forgotten spamming. 

Jonus 

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Sent: Saturday, December 05, 2009
11:55 AM

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Subject: [Cisspstudy] Computer
Jargon in Plain English 

  Hello all,

  I am sharing Computer Jargon in Plain English, You can use it as ready
  reference for CISA, CISM & CISSP exams.

  BROADBAND:  Broad bandwidth networking. High-speed Internet connections,
  like DSL (Digital Subscriber Line), Cable Internet, and 3G (Third

  Generation) cellular services.

  DSL: Digital Subscriber Line. One of the most common ways to bring Internet
  to homes and small businesses over a telephone line at up to

  12 Megabits/second.

  CABLE OR CABLE INTERNET: The other most common way to bring Internet to homes
  over cable TV lines at speeds ranging from 1.5 to 50

  Megabits/second.

  FiOS: Fiber-Optic Service. An emerging technology that provides Internet to
  homes and offices over fiber-optic cables at speeds from 15 to 50

  Megabits/second.

  WI-FI: Wireless Fidelity. The most common kind of short-range wireless
  networking--about 300 feet--at speeds of up to 108 Megabits/second.

  EDGE or EVDO: An older kind of wide-area wireless networking-like a whole
  city--based on first and second generation cellphone technology

  with speeds ranging from 300 to 400 kilobits/second. 

  3G: Third Generation cellular service. Enhanced wide-area wireless networking
  at speeds of up to 14 Megabits/second.

  4G: Fourth Generation cellular service or WIMAX. An emerging wide-area
  networking technology that promises a range of 10 miles and speeds of

  up to 100 Megabits/second.

  ETHERNET: A way of connecting computers to networks using a cable at speeds
  ranging from 10 to 10,000 Megabits/second.

  FIREWALL: Software or hardware that prevents outsiders from accessing a
  computer or network.

  ROUTER: A device that finds the best route for sending information between
  networks.

  IP ADDRESS: Internet Protocol Address. Every computer on the Internet is
  identified by a unique set of numbers known as an Internet Protocol

  address--usually four numbers separated by dots, for example: 74.125.53.100.
  These numerical addresses are normally invisible to users and are translated into
  familiar Web addresses, like http://www.google.com.

  VIRUS:  A self-replicating program designed to cause damage or mischief
  that inserts itself into a software program on your computer.  Viruses
  spread from computer to
  computer, most often through infected emails or websites.

  WORM:  Similar to a virus, but worms are self-contained, spread via
  networks, and do not need to become part of another program in order to
  spread. Worms infect
  your operating system and act like a program.

  TROJAN HORSE: A malicious program that may appear harmless-or even useful-but
  can also conceal and download other malware that compromises

  the security and functioning of your computer.

  RANSOMWARE: A cyber-extortion scheme in which thieves use malware--like phony
  security programs--to take control of your computer and demand

  that you pay a ransom to regain control.

  SPYWARE and ADWARE: Spyware is a malicious program that installs itself on
  your computer surreptitiously and monitors and reports your activities and personal
  information to third parties. Adware is a kind of spyware that generates
  annoying popup ads.

  KEYLOGGERS: Spyware that monitors your keystrokes surreptitiously and sends
  the information to a "Bad Guy."

  HACKERS AND CRACKERS: Individuals who break into systems with malicious
  intent, destroy data, steal copyrighted software or confidential

  information, and perform other destructive or illegal acts with computers and
  networks.

  VULNERABILITIES AND EXPLOITS: Your computer is vulnerable when a hardware or
  software flaw makes it possible to compromise its security

  and smooth operation. An exploit is a software application or program that
  takes advantage of a vulnerability to attack your system.

  SNIFFING: Listening in on a network in order to capture and steal sensitive
  information.

  SPOOFING:  An attack in which a person or program you shouldn't trust
  masquerades as a person or program you do trust. For example, an

  attacker forges an email address in order to make you believe it's from
  someone you know and trust.

  PHISHING: A widespread form of Internet fraud that aims to steal valuable
  information such as credit card and social security numbers and
  usernames and passwords,
  by sending you misleading emails designed to lure you into visiting phony or
  rigged websites.

  IDENTITY THEFT:  Cybercriminals steal identities by overhearing
  conversations on cellphones, intercepting faxes and emails, hacking into
  computers, employing
  telephone and email scams, and phishing the users of online services.

  SOCIAL ENGINEERING: Deceptions by criminals posing as someone you trust in
  order to get you to divulge sensitive information.

  SOURCE - SANS

  - Prakash

  http://www.linkedin.com/in/prakashp 

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