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President Obama has declared that...

"...cyber threat is one of the most serious economic and national security challenges we face as a nation"

The United States military has designated cyberspace as...

"The fifth domain of global warfare"

About how many people are online?

2.5 billion

What % of the internet's daily users are under the age of 25?

45%

The number of cybercrimes reported to government agencies over the past 6 years have increased by....

680%

What is a cyberattack?

A hostile act using computers and/or digital networks to damage, manipulate, disrupt, or gain unauthorized access to another computer or computer system

What is cybersecurity?

A set of policies, tools, and technologies that protect people who use the Internet from various security risks

What is cyberwar?

An assault on electronic communication networks

----is home to the worlds largest collection of malware infected computers...

Beijing

What country produces 30% of the worlds malware

China

What is a cybercrime?

Criminal activity using computers and the Internet

Is there a universal body that regulates the internet?

No

Unauthorized

Not having official permission

Destruction

The act of an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something so that it can't be repaired.

Modification

The act of making something different

When did the internet first become accessible to the public?

The mid 1990's

electrical grid

an interconnected network for delivering electricity from suppliers to consumers

infrastructures

he basic facilities and systems serving a country, city, or region, such as transporatation and communication systems, power plants, and schools

What are "botnets"

herds of PCs hijacked with malware

disclosure

the act of making new or secret information known


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