Is a technique used to gain unauthorized access to computers wherein the intruder sends messages?

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Principles of information security

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...is unsolicited commercial e-mail Spam
A...is an identified weakness in a controlled system, where controls are not present or are no longer effective vulnerability
A...hacks the public telephone network to make free calls or disrupt services. phreaker
Within the context of information security, ... is the process of using interpersonal skills to convince people to reveal access credentials or other valuable information to the attacker. social engineering
ESD means electrostatic... discharge
Some information gathering techniques are quite legal, for example, using a Web browser to perform market research. These legal techniques are called, collectively, competitive... intelligence
the expert hacker sometimes is called...hacker elite
An...is an act or action that takes advantage of a vulnerability to compromise a controlled system. attack
A...is an object, person, or other entity that represents a constant danger to an asset. thread
Duplication of software-based intellectual property is more commonly known as software... piracy
The timing attack works by exploring the contents of a Web browser's... cache
A momentary low voltage is called a... sag
When information gatherers employ techniques that cross the threshold of what is legal or ethical, they are conducting industrial... espionage
A...is an application error that occurs when more data is sent to a program buffer than it is designed to handle buffer overrun
A...is a malicious program that replicates itself constantly, without requiring another program to provide a safe environment for replication. worm
Attempting to reserve-calculate a password is called... cracking
A computer virus consists of segments of code that perform...actions malicious
A virus or worm can have a payload that installs a ... door or trap door component in a system, which allows the attacker to access the system at will with special privileges. back
Script ... are hackers of limited skill who use expertly written software to attack a system kiddies
...is a technique used to gain unauthorized access to computers, where in the intruder sends messages to a computer that has an IP address that indicates that the messages are coming from a trusted host and not the actual source computer. spoofing