network security

network security

1. network vulnerabilities and risks

   • malware
     • malware is harmful or intrusive software including computer viruses worms, Trojan horse, spyware and more
   • phishing
     • phishing is the attempt to gain peoples private information like bank deatials via email, social media and more it is similar to scamming
   • ransomware
     • Ransomware is a type of malicious software from cryptovirology that threatens to publish the victim's data or perpetually block access to it unless a ransom is paid
   • Trojan horse
     • malicious computer program which misleads users of its true intent.
   • brute force
     • a trial and error method used by application programs to decode encrypted data such as passwords or Data Encryption Standard keys, through exhaustive effort using brute force
   • denial of service
     • a cyber-attack where the hacker seeks to make a network resource unavailable to its intended users by temporarily disrupting services of a host connected to the Internet.
   • packet sniffing
     • a tool that intercepts data flowing in a network.

2. network prevention methods

   • malware
     • delete any temporary files and install a fire wall or anti-virus
   • phishing
     • don't reply to any unknown sources or people
   • Trojan horse
     • don't trust unkown sites what look fake or unconvincing
   • brute force
     • have unique passwords so no one can guess them and install a firewall
   • packet sniffing
     • install a firewall
   • denial of service
     • go off the site you and trying to access and report it
   • ransomware
     • dont access unknown sites that look fake and report it