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Glossary – The Basics of Online Safety

Navigating the digital world securely and consciously starts with understanding key concepts.

Our glossary aims to explain terms related to scams, data protection, and other essential online phenomena in an accessible way. This empowers our readers to make informed decisions and confidently tackle digital challenges.

The content is regularly updated to provide up-to-date information for a safer online presence!

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A

AI / KI / IA

B

Biometric Authentication

C

Cryptocurrency / Kriptovaluta

Csalás / Fraud

Cyberbullying

D

Data Breach

Data Leakage

Data privacy

Digital footprint

E

Encryption / Titkosítás

F

Firewall

G

Ghosting

Gloria-effektus / The Gloria effect

Groomer

H

Hacker

I

Incognito Mode / Privát böngészés mód

IoT Security

K

Kiberbiztonság / Cybersecurity

Konszenzus protokoll / The consensus protocol

Kriptográfiás technológia / Cryptographic technology

L

Love bombing

M

Malware / Kártékony szoftver

Manipuláció / Manipulation

O

Online Grooming

Online group / Online csoport

Online társkereső / Online-Dating

P

Patch / Javítócsomag

PayPal átverések / PayPal scams

Phishing

R

Ransomware

Red Flag

Romantic Scam

S

Self-reflection / Önreflexiót

Sexting

Sextortion

Social Engineering

Social media security

Spoofing (Hamisítás)

Spyware / Kémprogramok

Személyazonosságlopás / Identity theft

Szeretetnyelv / love language

T

Trójai programok / Trojan Horses

Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)

U

USB

V

Video chat

Virtual Social Space / Virtuális tér

Virus

VPN (Virtual Private Network)

W

Worms / Férgek

Z

Zero-Day Exploit

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