Flashcards
threats
Cards in this deck (8)
- 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 - 5HACKINGUnauthorised entry into a computer system
with(out) the intention of doing damage - 6WORMA malicious computer program which can
automatically create copies of itself on
other computers. Similar to worms but is
not spread by human action it has the
ability to travel on its own – creating a
devastating effect - 7PHYSICAL THREATSInclude fire, flood, earthquakes, and
theft/removal of physical devices on which
data is stored including USB sticks. - 8DoS ATTACKSDenial-of-service attacks – attempt to stop a computer
working by flooding it with other data such as requests
etc…
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- Year 10 IT Flashcards on threats , created by callum gaunt on 25/01/2017.
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