CyberSecurity Course Cards Flashcards
WHO IS A SOCIAL ENGINEER ?
A SOCIAL ENGINEER IS A PERSON WHO BUILDS TRUST WITH YOU AND THEN MAKES USE OF THAT TRUST TO OBTAIN YOUR SENSITIVE PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION(PII) AND PROVIDE THE INFO TO HACKERS
WHAT IS A MALWARE ?
A MALWARE IS AN UNWANTED FILE OR PROGRAM IN A COMPUTER SYSTEM WHICH IS DANGEROUS AS IT CAN PROVIDE ACCESS TO YOUR COMPUTER TO HACKERS
WHAT IS ATTACK SURFACE?
ATTACK SURFACE IS A PLACE ON YOUR COMPUTER WHICH THE HACKER WOULD ATTACK . IT IS MOSTLY THE PLACE WHERE YOUT VALUABLE DATA AND SENSITIVE INFORMATION IS STORED
WHO ARE ATTACKERS
ATTACKERS SEEK THE VULNERABILITY IN THE SOFTWARE OR COMPUTER SYSTEM AND THEN EXLOIT THAT VULNERABILITY AND GET ACCESS TO YOUR SYSTEM
WHAT ARE VULNERABILITIES
THEY ARE POTENTIAL FLAWS IN THE SYSTEM WHICH THE HACKER EXPLOITS AND GETS ACCESS TO THE SYSTEM
WHAT ARE THE BASIC KEY TERMS OF CYBER SECURITY
- VULNERABILITY
- ATTACKERS
- MALWARE
- SOCIAL ENGINEER
WHAT IS THE KEY TERM OF INFORMATION SECURITY
INFOSEC
WHAT IS THE MOTIVE OF HACKTIVISTS ?
TO EXPRESS RAGE OVER POLITICAL AND SOCIAL DISAGREEMENTS
WHAT IS THE MOTIVE OF HACKERS AND CYBER TERRORISTS ?
MONEY
WHAT IS SPEAR PHISHING ?
SPEAR PHISHING IS AN ATTACK WHERE THE ATTACKERS ONLY TARGET A SPECIFIC GROUP OF PEOPLE UNLIKE REGULAR PHISHING WHICH IS AIMED AT A WIDER AUDIENCE
WHAT IS REQUIRED FOR BOTNET TO WORK ?
COMMAND AND CONTROL CENTRE
WHAT IS DDOS ?
DISTRIBUTED DENIAL OF SERVICE ATTACK
