Security threats: detection and prention

Security threats: detection and prention

1. Brute force attack

   • Locking an attack after a number of attempts to log in

2. Malware

   • Running anti-malware software regularly and using automatic software updates

3. Computer virus

   • Install anti-virus software and backup your device

4. Passive attacks

   • Using encryption, network forensics and penetration testing

5. Denial of service attack

   • Use a fire wall to control which programs can receive or send packets

6. SQL injection

   • Using penetration testing to check for weaknesses in the SQl code and to then report it

7. Social Engineering

   • Creating multiple user access levels

8. Phishing

   • 2 step verification, biometric identification

9. Passive attack