Network Security Flashcards
What is social engineering?
the manipulation of individuals to gain access to unauthorised data/information e.g. employees
what is a brute force attack?
the constant guessing of passwords - trail and error
What is a Denial of Service (DoS) attack?
flooding a server with fake requests that heavily slows down or potentially completely stops the accessibility of the server to other users
What is data inception?
the monitoring of someone on a website to gain access to sensitive information
what is SQL and what does it stand for?
Structured Query Language is one of the main coding languages used to access databases
What is a SQL injection?
inserting malicious SQL code into a query to gain unauthorised access to databases
what is penetration testing?
when companies hire specialists to expose weaknesses in their systems
what is a DDoS attack?
an attacker distributes an attack on a targeted website from many different online devices and hijacks victims computers to slow down or completely stop a targeted website by sending online traffic
what is a white hat hacker?
a qualified specialist that is hired by a company to expose weaknesses in their systems
what is a grey hat hacker?
a hacker who exposes weaknesses in a companies systems without permission, however informs them anyways
what is a black hat hacker?
a hacker who hacks a companies systems with malicious intent
