Cybersecurity

Clues in this puzzle

Across

• Overwhelm with requests, denying service, sending many 'Ds'. (4)
• Army of compromised machines, a network of digital servants. (6)
• Vulnerability, offering no time for defense, initially. (7)
• A hook for credentials, a sly attempt for a fish. (8)
• Self-replicating program, wriggles through networks. (4)
• Small fix, a covering for a hole, changing the fabric. (5)
• Simulating assault, might test with a writing tool. (7)

Down

• Unscramble data, to undo what 'crypt' meant. (7)
• Security gap, a break in the wall, by the shore maybe. (6)
• Seclusion, a right to be alone, keeps "vicar" safe. (7)
• Secretly code, perhaps putting "rent" around a "cry". (7)
• Take advantage of a flaw, gaining from it slyly. (7)
• Private connection over public network, very protected nook. (3)

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