LO5 - Threats To Computer Systems:

Question 1

What is Phishing?

Answer 1

Phishing is the art of misleading individuals or organisations into revealing commercially and personally sensitive information. Typically achieved through fake emails.

Question 2

What is Hacking?

Answer 2

Hacking is the exploitation of weaknesses in a computer system or network to view, create, modify, or delete files without direct access, permission, or authorisation.

Question 3

What is a Trojan Horse?

Answer 3

A trojan horse is a facade of fake applications disguised to look like well-known programs. However, when installed onto a computer system, the hacker is granted a backdoor access to the system.

Question 4

What is Interception?

Answer 4

Interception is when data packets on a network are intercepted by third-parties and can be altered / redirected before they reach the final destination.

Question 5

What is Social Engineering?

Answer 5

Social engineering is the art of tricking individuals into giving commercially or personally sensitive information by claiming to be someone else.

Question 6

What are Viruses?

Answer 6

Viruses are self-replicating infections which can spread from system to system by attaching itself to infected files which are activated when downloaded and opened.