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Threats to Data Security
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- 1PhishingA request for personal information which can be used to carry out identify theft
(e.g. official-looking email with a link) - 2TROJANA virus which fools the user thinking it is something useful e.g. anti-virus software. They vary – can cause serious damage by deleting files/data to quite harmless causing irritation e.g. changing your desktop/adding silly desktop icons
- 3VIRUSESA malicious computer program that can corrupt or damage files throughout the system.
Most are attached to an executable file cannot do any harm unless you run or open it (e.g. email attachment ) - 4SPYWAREPrograms that run in a computer system to gather information and pass it onto other interested parties
- 5HACKINGDenial-of-service attacks – attempt to stop a computer working by flooding it with other data such as requests etc…
- 6WORMA virus which fools the user thinking it is something useful e.g. anti-virus software. They vary – can cause serious damage by deleting files/data to quite harmless causing irritation e.g. changing your desktop/adding silly desktop icons
- 7PHYSICAL THREATSPrograms that run in a computer system to gather information and pass it onto other interested parties
- 8DoS ATTACKSUnauthorised entry into a computer system with(out) the intention of doing damage
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- GCSE Computing Flashcards on Threats to Data Security, created by Aleksandra Marach on 25/01/2017.
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- Aleksandra Marach · Jan 2017
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- Jan 26, 2017
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