INFOASEC cybersec1 Flashcards
(GIS)
Geospatial Information
Systems
group of criminals breaks into computers or networks to
gain access for various reasons.
hackers
break into networks or computer
systems to discover weaknesses in order to improve the
security of these systems.
White hat attackers
between white and black
hat attackers. The gray hat attackers may find a
vulnerability and report it to the owners of the system if
that action coincides with their agenda.
Gray hat attackers
unethical criminals who violate
computer and network security for personal gain, or for
malicious reasons, such as attacking networks.
Black hat attackers
Teenagers or hobbyists mostly limited to pranks
and vandalism, have little or no skill, often using existing tools
or instructions found on the Internet to launch attacks.
Script Kiddies
Grey hat hackers who rally and protest against
different political and social ideas.
Hacktivists
e black hat hackers who are either
self-employed or working for large cybercrime organizations
Cyber Criminals
, these are either white hat or black hat hackers
who steal government secrets, gather intelligence, and
State Sponsored Hackers
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities
and Exposures
displays real-time visualization of attacks.
- Early Warning Systems
is a weakness that makes a target susceptible to
an attack
- Cyber vulnerability
is the possibility that a harmful event, such as
an attack, will occur
cybersecurity threat
recognize the threat that data poses if used
against people
- Cybersecurity specialists
A tool to capture
data streams over a network.
packet-sniffing
