Unit 11 Vocabulary — Hackers and Malware

Noun (thing)
Backdoor
a secret entrance to a server, OS, or app which bypasses normal authentication and and/or logging procedures
Before the criminal-minded programmer quit his job at the bank, he programmed a backdoor into the server so he could later install a ransomware virus.
Noun (person)
Black hat
malicious and/or criminal hacker
Black hat hackers exploit vulnerable computer systems for some combination of money, notoriety, revenge, and fun.
Verb (infinitive)
Bypass
to go around or avoid something
The hacker bypassed all the expensive security measures by borrowing an employees laptop at a cafe and then quickly installing a zero-day exploit.

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