Network security threats

Network security threats

1. DDoS

2. worm

   • a worm is where a type of virus locks data packets in your system and then infects them. after they expand and infect more

3. passive attack

4. insider attacker

   • when someone within the organisation attacks from the inside

5. botnet

   • where your network is overfilled with bots and not real people or customers until it can't cope

6. brute force attack

7. ransomware

   • ransomware is where someone gets all your private information and then threatens to expose it if you don't pay them money or follow they're requests

8. trojan horse

   • trojan horse is where an ad pops up that claimes to be helpful like an antivirus software or free money.

9. active attack

   • an active attack is where a hacker chooses a system to attack and just sends the attack straight away

10. scareware

    • scareware is where you get a notification or ad claiming you have a virus or a problem followed by a link that claims to resolve it but really is a virus

11. spyware

    • spyware is where someone spy's on you and knows everything your doing while on your device

12. viruses