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Cyberacture

The term cyberacture is not widely recognised in standard dictionaries or cybersecurity literature. It appears to be a newly coined expression or a variant derived from words such...

November 20, 2011

Spoofing (IT)

In Information Technology (IT), spoofing refers to a deceptive technique used by cyber attackers to disguise their identity, system, or communication channel in order to gain unauthorised access,...

November 20, 2011

Google Panda

Google Panda was a major search algorithm update introduced by Google in February 2011 to improve the quality of search results by reducing the visibility of low-quality or...

November 20, 2011

Google Bomb

A Google bomb refers to a search engine manipulation technique aimed at influencing the ranking of a web page in search engine results, particularly in Google, by artificially...

November 20, 2011

Website Pharming

Pharming is a class of cyber-attack in which users who attempt to visit a legitimate website are redirected—often without their knowledge—to a fraudulent site controlled by an adversary....

November 20, 2011

Cybersquatting

Cybersquatting refers to the act of registering, trafficking in, or using an Internet domain name with the intent of profiting from the goodwill of someone else’s trademark, brand...

November 20, 2011

Cyberchondriacs

Cyberchondriasis refers to the excessive or obsessive use of the Internet to research medical symptoms, leading to increased health anxiety or distress. The term combines cyber (relating to...

November 20, 2011

Simputer

The Simputer (short for Simple, Inexpensive, Multilingual Computer) was a revolutionary handheld computing device developed in India in the late 1990s as a low-cost alternative to personal computers....

November 20, 2011

Webcam Functionality

A webcam (short for web camera) is a digital video device that captures real-time images and transmits them to a computer or network for display, recording, or streaming....

November 20, 2011

Digital Nomad

A digital nomad is an individual who leverages digital technology to work remotely while travelling or living in multiple locations around the world. Enabled by advances in communication,...

November 20, 2011

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