A software which is made to
damage a computers software
E.g a virus which is damaging
your computer
Phishing
attempt to obtain sensitive
information such as
usernames, passwords
E.g sending emails to
people with their
passwords and personal
details
People as the weak point in secure
systems (social engineering)
an attack vector that relies heavily on human interaction
and often involves tricking people into breaking normal
security procedures.
Staff not knowing how a
network works
Brute force attacks
A trial and error process in which they encode
passwords using exhaustive efforts (brute force)
E.g Hacking talk talk and send
loads of requests until they gave
up
DDOS
is a type of DOS attack where multiple compromised
which are often infected with a Trojan, are used to target a
single system causing a Denial of Service (DoS) attack
such as a server, website or other network resource, and cause a
denial of service for users of the targeted resource.
Data
interception
and theft
stealing computer based info from an
unknown person
E.g getting hacked,
SQL
injection
a computer attack in which it targets a poorly designed
application and attacks the spine of the system which makes it
do things it shouldn't
E.g An computer without a antivirus,
it'll go to the computer and then
affect the whole network
Poor network policy
A set of rules for using networks when
they're poorly made can cause people to
hack
E.g not following policy rules like
leaving computers unattended
Identifying and preventing
vulnerablilities
Penetration Testing
testing yourself how secure your security by attempting
to hack it
Attempting to break into your
own code
Network Foreniscs
Network Policies
A set of rules followed by people in a network
to keep everyone safe and prevent hacks
Anti-Malware Software
software that prevents malwares from damaging your
computer
Found in computers ,
phones etc
Firewalls
A type of protection used by anti viruses
User Access Levels
Different ranked people can
access different types of data
E.g the the Janitor won't be able to
access patient files
Password
A code that is yours that no one knows
just for you to keep your cookies/ things
pivate
the simpler the password
the easier to hack
Encryption
data is broken down into code. To translate
the key is needed