Risks to data

Risks to data

1. Malware

   • Software with malicious intent
   • Damage to computer, server client or computer network
   • Damage is dealt after introduction to computer system
   • Many different types viruses, worms, trojan horses, ransomware and spyware all with different intents
   • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malware

2. Computer virus

3. Rogue security software

4. Trojan horse

5. Malicious spyware

6. Botnet

7. Spam

   • Involuntary junk mail
   • Sent in bulk, often for commercial purposes
   • Sent via botnets, made harder to track down spammers
   • About 80% of emails may be spam
   • https://med.stanford.edu/irt/security/spam.html

8. Phishing

9. Rootkit