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These are the main terms relating to computer security:
[A-D]
Anti Phishing Working Group
Anti-spam
Antispyware
Antivirus
Authentification
Certification Authority (CA)
CNIL
Computer virus
Cookie
Cracker
DNS
[E-H]
Electronic certificate (or digital certificate)
Encryption (term often used: Encoding)
Firewall (other names used: Gatekeeper, flytrap)
Fix
- See Patch
Gatekeeper
- See Firewall
Hacker
Hoax
HTML
HTTP
HTTPS
Hypertext
[I-L]
Internet
IP Address
ISP - Internet Service Provider
Keylogger
Log
[M-P]
Malware
Navigator (Browser)
OS - Operating System
Patch
Pharming
Phishing
Pop up
Protocol
[Q-S]
Scan
Server
Spam
Spoofing
Spyware
SSL
[T-Z]
TCP / IP
Traces
- See Log
Trojan Horse
Update
URL
Web
Wi-Fi
Worm
Print
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