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K-O:
Keystroke Logging- A method used to intercept each keystroke a user types on the keyboard by means of a small hardware device of program for the purposes of recovering passwords or data.
Logic Bomb
- Resident computer programme triggering an unauthorised act when particular states of an information and communications system are realised, such as a point in time.
Malicious Applets
- Small application programs automatically downloaded and executed that perform an unauthorised function on an information and communications system for the purposes of exploiting that system.
Malicious Code
- Unauthorised computer code designed to destroy or damage data, gather and exfiltrate data, covertly use computer resources or otherwise disrupt operations.
Malicious Hardware
- Hardware capable of performing an unauthorised function on an information and communications system for the purposes of exploiting that system.
Malware
- A generic term covering a range of software programs, and types of programs designed to attack, degrade, or prevent the intended use of Information Communications Technology.
Man-in-the-middle Attack
- An attack in which an attacker inserts themselves between two parties without the knowledge of either perty. The attacker can then read, insert, or modify messages between the two parties.
Masquerading
- A form of impersonation. An attack in which an attacker pretends to be someone else.