Network security threats

Network security threats

1. worm

   • Worm is a virus which spreads around your computer quickly and can happen without users intervention.

2. trojan horse

   • The trojan horse allows access to your computer by pretending to be legitimate software (the unauthorised user does not know about this)

3. Spyware

   • Spyware is recording activity of your computer and then sends back over to the user, can be also webcam and microphone.

4. Brute force attack

   • Ganing unauthorised access to a network using a compter system to try al passwords possible

5. phishing

   • Phishing is when an email or text message is sent out to multiple people, but these messages/emails are actually a scam disguised as something which tricks the user. The thing sent out usually has a link which then gives the person sending this personal information.

6. virus

   • A virus spreads around the computer by inserting itself, usually spread around to other computers and is usually accessed by email.

7. Ddos

   • Ddos is when requests come from many sources so you cannot block an IP adress.