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Drag and Drop Question Drag and drop the common security threats from the left onto the definitions on the right. Answer:
The correct answer is worm; spam; botnet; phishing. The correct arrangement matches each threat to its definition based on key distinguishing characteristics: a worm self-replicates and spreads across networks without user interaction; spam refers to unsolicited bulk messages (typically email); a botnet is a network of compromised
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Drag and Drop Question Drag and drop the common security threats from the left onto the definitions on the right. Answer:
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- worm
- spam
- botnet
- phishing
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The correct arrangement matches each threat to its definition based on key distinguishing characteristics: a worm self-replicates and spreads across networks without user interaction; spam refers to unsolicited bulk messages (typically email); a botnet is a network of compromised machines controlled remotely by an attacker; and phishing is a social engineering attack that deceives users into revealing sensitive information by impersonating a trusted entity. Each term has a precise, distinct definition in cybersecurity that separates it from the others - for example, phishing involves deception/impersonation while spam is simply unsolicited messaging without necessarily being deceptive. Botnets involve command-and-control infrastructure over hijacked systems, which distinguishes them from worms that spread autonomously without necessarily being remotely controlled.
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