Title: Define cyber system and industry-specific terminology.
Course: Cyber Security/Forensics Infusion Units (CYBR) > Section: Unit 1: CYBER SECURITY FOUNDATIONS: Exploring the Foundations of Cyber Security

Definitions should include

- cyber system—a system of collaborating computational elements controlling physical entities
- information technology— the development, implementation, and maintenance of computer hardware and software systems to organize and communicate information electronically
- cyber security—the processes and mechanisms by which computer-based equipment, information, and services are protected from unintended or unauthorized access, change, or destruction, including protection from unplanned events and natural disasters
- password—a basic security mechanism that consists of a secret phrase to restrict access to a system, application, or service
- spam—unsolicited bulk electronic messages
- copyright law and plagiarism—legal protections for the creator of information or original work, including plagiarism, the wrongful use of another person’s or entity’s original expressions or ideas, typically without crediting the originator
- network computing—working within a system of connected devices or computers