Security threats: Detection and prevention

Security threats: Detection and prevention

1. brute force attack

   • strong passwords
   • 2 step verification
   • locking an account after a number of attempts to login

2. spyware

   • software that enables a user to obtain covert information about another's computer activities by transmitting data.
   • keep your software updated
   • use a secure browser

3. worm

4. computer virus

5. phishing

   • Sending emails,texts posing as an bank and try to bait you into giving away your bank informations
   • Check the origin of the email

6. trojan horse

7. DDoS