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The use of similar-looking characters in a phishing URL to spoof a legitimate site.
CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/homograph-phishing
Audio reference link: “Mission Impossible III 2006 Masking 01,” uploaded by DISGUISE MASK, 28 July 2018.
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Anti-cheat software (noun)
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Software designed to prevent cheating in video games.
CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/anti-cheat-software
Audio reference link: “The BIG Problem with Anti-Cheat,” by Techquickie, YouTube, 5 June 2020
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Pseudoransomware (noun)
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Malware, in the guise of ransomware, that destroys data rather than encrypts.
CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/pseudoransomware
Audio reference link: “Some Men Just Want to Watch the World Burn | the Dark Knight,” by YouTube, 2 November 2019.
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Trusted Platform Module (TPM) (noun)
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A browser configuration control that prevents accessing resources within a private network.
CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/trusted-platform-module
Audio reference link: “TPM (Trusted Platform Module) - Computerphile,” Computerphile, 23 July 2021
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Private Network Access (PNA) (noun)
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A browser configuration control that prevents accessing resources within a private network.
CyberWire Glossary link.
Audio reference link: “Chrome Limits Access to Private Networks,” by Daniel Lowrie, ITProTV, YouTube, 19 January 2022.
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