Risks to data

Risks to data

1. Malware

2. trojan horse

   • a harmful virus that hides in seemingly harmless and legit software and once installed the virus will spread to files etc,.

3. Rogue security software

4. computer virus

5. Malicious spyware

6. Botnet

7. spam

8. phishing

   • When someone sends emails pretending to be a reputable company to gain information about the receiver
   • Information such as credit card information,date of birth and passwords
   • This information can then be used to log into peoples accounts and take money etc.

9. rootkit