A version of UNIX that runs on PCs.  

Techniques for controlling access to sensitive files. ActiveX - Technology developed by Microsoft that integrates local desktop programs with documents on the World Wide Web. For example, ActiveX tech [..]

Address Resolution Protocol. Authenticity

A deliberately planned security breach in a program. Back doors allow special access to a computer or program. Sometimes back doors can be exploited and allow a cracker unauthorized access to data. Bi [..]

Basic Input Output System. The lowest level of the Central Processing Unit's operating system. The BIOS contains information that allows the CPU to communicate with with the computer's hardw [..]

A computer with bulletin board software that is dedicated to communicating with other computers. Bulletin board systems are similar to small intranets, and often have file libraries, message areas, da [..]

Text that has been scrambled or encrypted so that it cannot be read without deciphering it. See Encryption Cookie

Techniques, programs, or other tools that can protect your computer against threats. Covering Tracks

Someone who breaks into computers. Crackers should not be confused with Hackers. The term Cracker is usually connected to computer criminals. Some of their crimes include vandalism, theft, and snoopin [..]

The act of breaking into computers. Cracking is a popular, growing subject on the Internet. Many sites are devoted to supplying crackers with programs that allow them to crack computers. Some of these [..]