Oct 30 2008 10:24PM GMT
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Security,
hacking,
spyware,
operating systems,
malware,
programming,
network administration,
Tech Trivia,
Halloween
The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is zombie army.
Tech Trivia
What operating system is Ghostscript associated with?
Answer
Secret Word of the Day
A crunchy treat for Dracula’s pal Renfeld is a coding error in software. What’s the secret word?
Answer
IT Acronym Challenge
RIP: You know what it stands for on a tombstone. What does it stand for in a networking context?
Answer
Oct 9 2008 5:56PM GMT
Posted by: Alex Howard
Security,
hacking,
spyware,
browsers,
CIO,
Web browsers,
malware,
network administration,
Tech Trivia
The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is clickjacking
Tech Trivia
In the first six months of 2008, what percentage of sites serving malicious coding were legitimate sites that had been hacked?
Answer
Secret Word of the Day
Who’s in your digital wallet? This type of exploit is used by malicious hackers to present a faked or modified website to the user as if it were legitimate. What’s the secret word?
Answer
IT Acronym Challenge
CRAM is the two-level scheme for authenticating network users that’s included in the hypertext transfer protocol. What does CRAM stand for?
Answer
Oct 9 2008 5:54PM GMT
Posted by: Alex Howard
Security,
biometrics,
compliance,
hacking,
encryption,
CIO,
Tech Trivia,
personal computing
The WhatIs.com Word of the Day for October 8 was biometrics.
Tech Trivia
What’s a goat, in a biometrics context?
Answer
Secret Word of the Day
This X-ray-based technology yields a high-resolution image of a person’s body beneath their clothing to reveal concealed objects. Pumpkin smugglers, beware. What’s the secret word?
Answer
IT Acronym Challenge
IAM is a combination of business processes, policies and technologies that allows organizations to provide secure access to any resource and protect confidential data. What does IAM stand for?
Answer
Sep 30 2008 11:15AM GMT
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Security,
hacking,
spyware,
malware,
programming,
Tech Trivia,
personal computing
The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is principle of least privilege.
Tech Trivia
What does a honey monkey imitate:
a. a bee
b. a monkey
c. a human
Answer
Secret Word of the Day
This is the unauthorized download of data from a computer to a small device with storage capacity, such as a Flash drive or an iPod or other MP3 player. What’s the secret word?
Answer
IT Acronym Challenge
A CAPTCHA typically features an image file of slightly distorted alphanumeric characters. What does CAPTCHA stand for?
Answer
Sep 17 2008 12:32PM GMT
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Security,
hacking,
spyware,
malware,
network administration,
Tech Trivia,
Streaming media
The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is NBAR (Network Based Application Recognition).
Tech Trivia
What type of virus replicates by resending itself, often as an e-mail attachment?
Answer
Secret Word of the Day
This practice involves delaying the flow of packets that have been designated as less important or less desired than those of prioritized traffic streams. What’s the secret word?
Answer
IT Acronym Challenge
P2P stands for “peer-to-peer” — what does P4P stand for?
Answer
Aug 13 2008 5:48PM GMT
Posted by: Alex Howard
Networking,
Security,
hacking,
Tech Trivia
The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is honey monkey.
Tech Trivia
This method of breaking into a password-protected computer or server of attack does not, in fact, involve whacking a victim with a ten-pound reference book. What’s the secret word?
Answer
Secret Word of the Day
What inadequately protected devices make a user vulnerable to drive-by pharming attacks?
Answer
Acronym Challenge
Part of the conflict between Russia and Georgia included an active cyberwar, featuring DDoS attacks on state websites. What does DDoS stand for?
Answer
