attacks and protection

Question 1

brute force attack?

Answer 1

cracking passwords through trial and error using automated software

Question 2

prevent brute force attack?

Answer 2

strong passwords

Question 3

denial of service attack (DoS)?

Answer 3

floods a network with requests to slow it down or make it go offline

Question 4

phishing?

Answer 4

emails/texts pretending to be something they aren’t

Question 5

prevent phishing?

Answer 5

poor spelling
forged link
etc etc

Question 6

man in the middle?

Answer 6

hacker intercepts communications

Question 7

what is malware?

Answer 7

malicious software installed on a device without knowing

Question 8

what does malware do?

Answer 8

delete/modify files
locks files and holds ransom
monitors users actions

Question 9

how does malware access devices?

Answer 9

viruses
worms
trojan

Question 10

virus?

Answer 10

attach to files and infecting them
user copys infected file causing spread

Question 11

worms?

Answer 11

self replicate infected files by themselves
spreads quickly

Question 12

trojan?

Answer 12

malware disguised as software, user installs not knowing

Question 13

prevention examples?

Answer 13

encryption
penetration testing
firewall

Question 14

encryption?

Answer 14

encrypts data so only those with the encryption key can read it.

Question 15

firewall?

Answer 15

checks oackets of data

Question 16

penetration testing?

Answer 16

hacking your own system to find weak points