network security threats

network security threats

1. brute-force attack

   • where all password combinations are tried

2. denial-of-service attack

   • a network becomes overloaded on purpose to stop it from working properly

3. distributed-denial-of-service attack

   • the requests are from many sources and you cant just block one IP address

4. structure query language (SQL) injection

   • when a website is linked to a database and allows a user to enter information and the hacker can change and delete information

5. malware

   • a software that has been purposely developed to damage, disrupt or take control of computer systems

6. social engineering

   • manipulate pepople into giving away personal information

7. phishing

   • an email or scam which makes the victim believe they are being contacted by authentic organisation

8. trojan horse

   • gains access to a computer by pretending to be legitimate software

9. spyware

   • records activity like keystrokes thereby logging your passwords then sending the data back over the network to the attack instigator

10. worms

    • spread like viruses but do not need human intervention

11. computer viruses

    • insert themselves into normal programs, they can replicate and transfer from one computer to the other