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Hacking and phishing: definitions and precautions
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- 1Hacking - Definition.Definition: Unauthorised entry into a computer system, with or without the intention of doing damage/harm. Access can be gained either using a direct attack or indirectly via social engineering.
- 2Hacking - Social engineering - Definition.Definition: This is where access is gained by persuading people/the victim to hand over passwords/security-related info unwittingly and then using that info to get into accounts.
- 3Hacking - Direct Attacks - Definition.Definition: These can involve exploiting a servers vulnerability to gain access and/or attacking password hashes with a dictionary or brute-force methods to reveal passwords which subsequently gives them access to the system.
- 4Hacking - Precautions to take 1.1. Use strong, long passwords which can resist dictionary and brute-force attacks/cracking.
- 5Hacking - Precautions to take 2.2. Use different passwords for each service/account you create so if one account gets hacked the others have a lower risk.
- 6Hacking - Precautions to take 3.3. Don't use real answers for security questions so if someone does have access to your personal info they can't password-rest you.
- 7Hacking - Precautions to take 4.4. Keep your computer up to date with the latest patches so that hackers can't take advantage of security flaws.
- 8Phishing - Definition.This is where an official-looking e-mail is sent out to millions of users of said website/company/bank in an attempt to get them to click a link and enter personal info. Then the info is used for identity theft or to get into other systems. For this to work only a small percentage of people o fail for this to work due to the number of e-mails sent out..
- 9Spear-phishing: definition.Similar to phishing but it targets the victim specifically using info which is already known about them and pretending to be someone/an organisation that they "already know".
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