F2F Class Notes (Tony)

Vocabulary

I had read = I read.

ransomware is a kind of malware

rasomware is kind of like(adj.) malware

ransomware is malware

ransomware is a kind of malware (implies that there are other kinds)

ransom N. – the money or reward that someone wants for holding or keeping your things or people

hostage – usually a person who is being held or kept by someone, in order for that someone to get what they want

eg: Ransomware holds your device hostage for a payment.

devastating – cause a lot of damage, or be very harmful

eg: Extremist ideas are very devastating. Some computer viruses can be devastating to your information.

vulnerability – a weak part

eg: The vulnerability was discovered by the US government,but then used by hackers.

unleash – to let something out of someone’s control

eg: They unleashed the power of the virus on some companies, to try and get money from them.

susceptible – easily affected, influenced, or harmed by something

eg: They became susceptible to attacks once they let employees have full access to the servers.

server – fu wu qi

most employees do not have access to the servers.

susceptible – Suh sep tih bull

vulnerability – Vull Nerr ability