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Fraud
1 a: deceit, trickery; specifically : intentional perversion of truth in order to induce another to part with something of value or to surrender a legal right b: an act of deceiving or misrepresenting : trick
2 a: a person who is not what he or she pretends to be : impostor; also : one who defrauds : cheat b: one that is not what it seems or is represented to be [source: merriam-webster]

Malware
Short for malicious software, malware is designed specifically to damage or disrupt a system, such as a virus or a Trojan horse. [source: webopedia.com]

Mental Health Day
A day an employee takes off from work in order to de-stress and refresh.

Pretexting
Pretexting is the act of creating and using an invented scenario (the pretext) to persuade a targeted victim to release information or perform an action, and is typically done over the telephone. It's more than a simple lie as it most often involves some prior research or setup and the use of pieces of known information (e.g. for impersonation: date of birth, Social Security Number, last bill amount) to establish legitimacy in the mind of the target. [source: wikipedia.com]

Staycation
A vacation spent at home or close to home enjoying all that home and the local community have to offer.

Tort-feasor
A person who commits a tort (civil wrong) either intentionally or through negligence.

Webinar
Short for Web-based seminar, a presentation, lecture, workshop or seminar that is transmitted over the Web. A key feature of a Webinar is its interactive elements-the ability to give, receive and discuss information. Contrast with Webcast, in which the data transmission is one way and does not allow interaction between the presenter and the audience. [source: webopedia.com]


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