Cybersecurity Crossword Puzzle

About the Cybersecurity Crossword Puzzle

This puzzle covers the tools, threats, and practices involved in protecting computers, accounts, and networks. Look for words such as Password, Encryption, Ransomware, Phishing, and Data Privacy. It is a good fit for students learning about online safety, as well as anyone interested in technology and the ways people defend digital information.

This crossword draws on 41 clues about Cybersecurity. Each grid uses a different handful and fits them together a new way, so press New puzzle for another whenever you finish. The answers are in the answer key when you print, and behind the Reveal button when you play.

Sample clues

• •Permission to enter or use a system (6 letters)
• •Based on fingerprints or other bodily traits (9 letters)
• •Control over who can view personal information (11 letters)
• •Barrier that filters digital network traffic (8 letters)
• •Program that secretly records keystrokes (9 letters)
• •Secret string used to verify a user's identity (8 letters)
• •Check files for malicious code (4 letters)
• •Digital or physical proof used to verify identity (5 letters)

Teaching this topic or planning a party? Make your own crossword with your own words and clues.