Malicious Software/Malware
Ransomware
Malicious software designed to infiltrate or damage a computer
Software that denies you access to your files until you pay a
system, without the owner’s consent. Common forms of malware
ransom.
include computer viruses, worms, Trojans, spyware, and adware.
Smart Cities
Quantum Computing
Smart cities use digital technologies to enhance quality of life by
A quantum computer can process a vast number of calculations
making services more efficient, cost-effective, and responsive for
simultaneously. Whereas a classical computer works with
urban residents.
ones and zeros, a quantum computer will have the advantage
of using ones, zeros and “superpositions” of ones and zeros.
Certain difficult tasks that have long been thought impossible
for classical computers will be achieved quickly and efficiently by
a quantum computer.
Spear Phishing, Phishing
The use of fraudulent emails to persuade people within an
organization to reveal their usernames or passwords. Unlike
phishing, which involves mass mailing, spear phishing is smallscale and well targeted.
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