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Computer Science Revision
Mind map: Computer science revision: network threats
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Computer Science Revision
Threats to a Network/Website
- Social Engineering: 'Con tricks' aimed at enticing people to disclose their personal information
- Blagging: The criminal invents a scenario to make the victim divulge information
- Phishing: The criminal sends and email pretending to be a bank to find out personal details
- Urgency
- Carelessness
- Impersonal
- False LInks
- Attatchments
- Shouldering: The criminal finds out information by observation
- Malware: Pharming, Virus, Worm, Trojan, Spyware, Adware
- Methods of Attack
- Social Engineering: 'Con tricks' aimed at enticing people to disclose their personal information