System Threats

System Threats

1. Malware

   • Definition
     • A program or software written to inflict damage or commit crimes such as fraud and identity theft.
       • Affects
         • The affected computer might crash, slow down or reboot without explanation.
           • Protection
             • Enable OS updates. Back up files regularly. Have strong security software. Take caution when opening attachments.

2. Phishing

   • Definition
     • Phishing is an online fraud technique used by criminals to entice you to disclose personal info such as passwords, pins and other details by disguising themselves as a trusted entity.
       • Affects
         • They can steal money from your accounts, they can use it for illegitimate money transfers and they can gain access to high value corporate data.
           • Protection
             • Staff training, a high efficiency firewall, and anti-spam software.

3. Brute Force

   • Definition
     • A brute force attack is a trial and error method used to decode encrypted data such as passwords
       • Affects
         • Theft of data, Access to corparate data
           • Protection
             • Staff training, Network lockout policy, Challenge response tests.

4. Denial of service attack

   • Definition
     • The denial of service attack floods a