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cryptovirology

cryptovirology noun: the use of cryptography to design powerful malicious software such as ransomware and asymmetric backdoors.

Noun

cryptovirology (uncountable)

  1. (computer security) The use of cryptography to design powerful malicious software such as ransomware and asymmetric backdoors.

Origin of cryptovirology

From crypto- + virology.

Questions about cryptovirology

What does cryptovirology mean?
Cryptovirology means the use of cryptography to design powerful malicious software such as ransomware and asymmetric backdoors.
What part of speech is cryptovirology?
Cryptovirology is a noun.

Words near cryptovirology in the dictionary

  1. cryptovariables
  2. cryptoverse
  3. cryptoviral
  4. cryptoviral extortion
  5. cryptovirological
  6. cryptovirology
  7. cryptovirus
  8. cryptoviruses
  9. cryptoviviparous
  10. cryptovivipary
  11. cryptowallet

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