Lesson 3 Flashcards
1
Q
What is hacking
A
Gaining unauthorised access to a computer system
2
Q
What are script kiddies
A
Hackers who download tools from the internet that allow them to hack
3
Q
What is a DoS attack
A
A denial of Service attack, done by flooding systems with requests to overload the system
4
Q
What is a DDoS attack
A
A distributed denial of service attack, same thing as a DoS attack but from multiple computers
5
Q
What is a brute force attack
A
An attack that makes multiple attempts to discover something (e.g a password)
