1.4.3 Internet attacks - threats to data online

Question 1

Phishing

Answer 1

A legitimate looking email that tricks you into handing over sensitive or personal info by making you go to a bogus website

Question 2

pharming

Answer 2

similar to phishing but will install malicious code that will re-direct the user to a fake website without their knowledge

Question 3

Trojan

Answer 3

installs a virus on a user’s computer after they click on a tempting link

Question 4

Denial of Service (DoS) attacks

Answer 4

attempt to make a website unavailable to legitimate users

Question 5

hacking

Answer 5

illegal access to a computer or network

Question 6

black-hat hacker

Answer 6

someone who purposely illegally hacks into a computer or network i order to steal data

Question 7

white-hat hacker

Answer 7

someone hired by companies so they can test the effectiveness of their security

Question 8

spyware

Answer 8

software downloaded via the internet that try to steal a user’s information without them knowing. they can do this by monitoring key presses

Question 9

virus

Answer 9

software that self-replicates and deletes or corrupts files and data on a computer