Protect Your Digital Jewels

Clues in this puzzle

Across

• Offsite network infrastructure where enterprise assets reside (5)
• Malicious code engineered to take advantage of a known bug (7)
• Cryptographic value needed to unlock scrambled files (3)
• Secret alphanumeric string acting as the first line of defense (8)
• Encrypted repository where complex passwords reside safely (5)
• Any potential danger that could compromise digital integrity (6)
• Deceptive copy of a legitimate website used for fraud (5)

Down

• Prefix designating anything related to virtual networks (5)
• Countermeasures applied to repel hostile network intrusions (7)
• Encrypted tunnel keeping public Wi-Fi browsing private (3)
• The potential damage resulting from an unpatched vulnerability (4)
• Network gatekeeper filtering unauthorized traffic at the border (8)
• Umbrella term for destructive software including trojans and worms (7)
• Automated script that can execute cyber attacks or flood web traffic (3)
• The modern crown assets stored on corporate servers (4)

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