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Network Threats
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- 1MalwareSoftware that is especially designed to gain access or damage a computer
- 2PhishingA phishing email tricks you into clicking on a link that sends you to a website to enter personal details such as usernames, passwords or credit card information.
- 3Social engineeringSocial engineering is the art of manipulating individuals into giving away private information or login IDs and passwords because of human emotional weakness.
- 4Brute force attacksIn a brute force attack, a hacker may go through a list of different passwords until access to an account is gained or even try every combination of characters until the right one is found.
- 5Denial of service attacksA DoS attack attempts to flood a website server with an overwhelming number of spam emails or reconfigure software to crash network sites.
- 6Data interception and theftData theft is the act of stealing computer-based information from an unknowing victim with the intent of compromising privacy or obtaining confidential information.
- 7SQL injectionSQL injection takes advantage of web input forms to access or destroy data.
It is the placement of malicious code in SQL statements, via web page input.
- 8Poor network policyAn Acceptable Use Policy details strict guidelines about what is and is not acceptable behaviour on a network, not having detailed, thought out guidelines can result network threats.
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- Computing Flashcards on Network Threats, created by Patricija T on 20/11/2017.
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