Nov 14 2008 11:58AM GMT
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Security,
hacking,
spyware,
malware,
network administration,
Tech Trivia
The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is fast flux DNS.
Tech Trivia
Enterprising cybercriminals are turning to corporate data theft because ________ has become so common that there’s not enough profit in it.
Answer
Secret Word of the Day
This is an exploit in which malicious coding is hidden beneath apparently legitimate buttons or other clickable content on a website. What’s the secret word?
Answer
IT Acronym Challenge
A DSO exploit takes advantage of data binding to gain access to the hard drive of a computer connected to the Internet. What does DSO stand for?
Answer
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 27 2008 12:52PM GMT
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Security,
spyware,
browsers,
advertising,
antivirus,
marketing,
malware,
Adobe,
Tech Trivia
The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is IFrame.
Tech Trivia
What was hidden in the original Trojan horse?
Answer (Scroll to the second paragraph.)
Secret Word of the Day
This keyboard-oriented, text-only Web browser was developed at the University of Kansas primarily for students who used UNIX workstations. What’s the secret word?
Answer
IT Acronym Challenge
HCI is the study of how people interact with computers and how to design computers for successful interaction with human beings. What does HCI stand for?
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
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 21 2008 10:24AM GMT
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Uncategorized,
Security,
spyware,
malware,
Tech Trivia
The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is drive-by download.
Tech Trivia
What was the first computer virus to spread in the wild?
Answer
Secret Word of the Day
This term refers to unwanted programming that is downloaded and installed along with a user-requested program — much as certain crustaceans cling to ships and go along for the ride.
Answer
Acronym Challenge
McAfee came up with the term PUP because marketing firms objected to having their products called spyware. What does PUP stand for?
Answer
