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Hackers
Cards in this deck (9)
- 1MalwareShort for malicious software, used to try and damage a system or steal information.
- 2PhishingSomeone trying to steal information which is private such as passwords. Often gained through email. Often look legitimate however have basic grammar and spelling errors.
- 3Spear PhishingTargeted phishing, easier to fall for as there are often less signs than standard spam emails.
- 4SmishingPhishing but over SMS
- 5Social EngineeringPreys on the fact that the human is the weakest part of a network's security. Use emotional appeal to make a person more likely to help them without questioning. Victim might not even know what is going on.
- 6Brute Force AttackWhen a person tries to attack a network by cracking the login details. Works on a system of trial and error where a program tries to guess the password constantly. Easily stopped by having a guessing limit or stronger passwords.
- 7Denial of Service Attack (DoS)Designed to flood a network with useless traffic. Will make it run very slowly. Gather large amount of infected computers called "zombies" to make a "botnet" which can then all send a large amount of network traffic.
- 8Data interception and theftA "packet sniffer" watches a network and records and data which looks important. Easily preventable using a VPN.
- 9SQL InjectionUsing SQL (Structured Query Language) to steal information which uses predictable variable names. Preventable with input sanitation and unpredictable variable names
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- GCSE Computing Flashcards on Hackers, created by William Parkes on 19/06/2019.
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