Information Systems Risks Flashcards
What is Cyber Risk?
Any risk associated with financial loss, disruption or damage to the reputation of an organisation from failure, unauthorised or erroneous use of its information systems.
What is Phishing?
A message is sent trying to trick the recipient into opening the email. This releases malware and ransomware, giving access to an organisation’s network or data.
What is Ransomware?
A form of malware that locks a user out of their own information systems.
What is Distributed Denial Of Service Attack (DDos?
The bombardment of a organisation’s central server with huge numbers of data requests at the same time.
What is Spyware?
Allows an attacker to spy on operations and gather information without being seen.
What is Keylogging?
Similar to spyware, but can record every keystroke made by a user.
