Too-good-to-be-true offer
Something valuable offered for nothing, with no real reason given.
Learn it through a story
- The Prize Bunny Never Won (Cybersecurity for Juniors 1, Ch 5)
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Related terms
- Threat modelling Asking in advance who could misuse something and what the worst outcome could be.
- Three two one rule Keep three copies, on two kinds of storage, with one copy kept somewhere else.
- TLS certificate A credential proving a server's identity and enabling encrypted connections.
- Trigger The secret signal, like the yellow sticker, that activates a backdoor.
- Two-factor authentication (2FA) A second, different check, like a one-time code, on top of your password.
- Typosquatting A web address built to look almost exactly like a real one.