Lexicon

Intentional and illegal entry into a computer system is often referred to as hacking. Another name for the aforementioned is computer trespass. This is a […]

Cryptoware is a type of ransomware and a type of malware that encrypts files on a computer or in a network. The key is only […]

The digitization of society offers new opportunities to commit a crime using ICT. This type of crime is called computer crime or cybercrime. Cybercrime is […]

DDoS (or DoS) stands for (Distributed) Denial of Service. This is the name for a type of attack in which a certain service (for example […]

When the process of defacing is happening, websites are modified, damaged or replaced by a hacker.

Phishing is a collective name for digital activities that aim to extract personal information from people. This personal information can be misused for example for […]

Spearphishing is a variant of phishing that focuses on one person or a very limited group of people in, for example, an organization, who are […]