DEFINITIONS
- Malware: Malware or malicious software is any software used to disrupt computer operation, sensitive information, or gain access to private computer systems. Malware is defined by its malicious intent, acting against the requirements of the computer user.
- Spyware: Is software that aims to gather information about a person or organization without their knowledge and that may send such information to another entity without the consumer's consent, or that asserts control over a computer without the consumer's knowledge. Spyware is mostly used for the purposes of tracking and storing Internet users' movements on the Web and serving up pop-up ads.
- Phishing: Is the illegal attempt to acquire sensitive information such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details, often for malicious reasons, by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication.
- Phishing: Is the illegal attempt to acquire sensitive information such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details, often for malicious reasons, by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication.
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