Week 1 Flashcards
This acronym refers to Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability
CIA
This refers to the information only being accessed by the right people
Confidentiality
This refers to the information not being changed or the information being correct
Integrity
This refers to the information being accessed whenever needed
Availability
The term ______ is used to refer to the valuable information online
Information Assets
Example: A banking application has to know that the person who recieves the money is really the person they say they are
Authentication
Example: A person cannot deny that they did an online transaction at a later point
Non-repudiation
Malware
An umbrella term for the collection of malicious software that attempts to harm a software
Ransomware
A type of malware that demands you to pay money in order to not do a harmful action to your software
Spyware
A type of malware that ‘‘spies’’ on people, recording information assets such as their online activity and passwords then transmitting these datas to the person who made the malware
Botnets
It is created by a malware that can control different computer. It can be used for gathering personal information or attacking others, such as spam emails, these attacks are called ‘‘denial-of -service’’ attacks
It is a form of social engeeneering attact where a person pretends to be a legitimate business or person to trick people into giving personal informations such as passwords or bank accounts
Phishing
_______ refers to attacks that decieves people into giving information assets by manipulating them
Social Engineering
A type of phishing attack that targets specific individuals or organizations
Spear-Pishing
A point where there is a possible security breach
Vulnerability
