Threats To Computers Flashcards
What is malware?
Malicious software
What is social engineering?
Cybersecurity attacks which aim to steal a persons’ personal information and can delete or corrupt data
What are examples of social engineering?
Blagging, phishing, DDOS, brute force attacks
What is DDOS attack?
Denial of service which is when attackers flood a website with unnecessary traffic to make it unavailable or temporarily shut down
What is a worm?
A type of malware which self replicates and does not need to be attached to a program to do it and also scans the internet to look for devices to attach to.
Whats a virus?
A malware that spreads between devices through attaching to programs.
What is the story of the trojan horse?
The trojans left a horse with resources in a very public area and the acheans were very happy and celebrated and during night the trojans jumped out from the horse and raided the city.
What is a trojan horse virus?
A virus that disguises itself as a legitimate program.
What is data interception?
When an attacker gathers/records and sends back data between two parties without their knowledge.
What are the different types of malware?
• social engineering
• viruses
• worms
•ransomware
• adware
• trojan ware
What is an SQL injection?
When an attacker injects a networks’/ databases’ SQL statements with malicious code which allows them to extract or delete any data and manipulate data however they want.
What is a botnet?
A network of private computers infected with malicious software and controlled without owners’ knowledge
Whats penetration testing
A test where a cyber security expert attempts to find vulnerabilities in a computer system for further improvements.
What are methods of penetration testing?
White box testing
Black box testing
How are people the biggest threat
They do not adhere/ oblige with the network policies and can accidentally or intentionally break rules
