network security threats

network security threats

1. phishing

2. computer worm

   • spreads similarly to viruses except the user doesn't need to click/open anything for it to work and infect

3. DDoS attack

   • distributed denial of service attack
   • when a device gets flooded with messages and requests so it cant take the usual course of action.

4. SQL injection

   • where a hacker is able to delete data and information from a user by executing SQL
   • system security threat, stands for structure query language

5. trojan horse

6. brute force attack

7. spyware

   • when you can spy, record, and see someone's every move like their texts, find out passwords, ad even access the camera to see what the victim is doing

8. blagging

   • a type of social engineering
   • frauds con people into revealing personal information by faking a scenario.
   • sometimes the person searches you up on social media fist to act like they already know u