Revision

Revision

1. CryptoLocker, is ransomware which demands money and made $30 million in just 100 days.

   • Ransomware

2. Trojan, this is something which is hidden in a program and launches once it's through the security. Can come as many things

3. A virus is a piece of code that can make itself delete Windows, it can cause adware and many more.

4. Ransomeware is dangerous as it asks for a huge sum of money.

5. Worms are spread through emails and spreads from one server to another. Using your computer as a host.

   • Malware

6. There are many types of malware the most common would be slowing your PC down as using it as a host to spread and cause asware

7. Phishing, this can be caused to steal information such as accounts credit cards and things like that.

   • Hacking

8. Hacking is illegal unless you have premission to by the company to stest their security.

9. White hat hackers are people who hack for the good and test security

   • Black hat hackers are people who hack for purely bad things eg. hacking accounts and banks
     • Grey hat hackers hack for the good and bad, this is the tip of legal basically.