Risks to data

Risks to data

1. Malware

   • 'software that is specifically designed to disrupt, damage, or gain unauthorized access to a computer system.'
   • Lots of different types
     • https://www.avg.com/en/signal/what-is-malware

2. Computer Virus

   • a piece of code which is capable of copying itself and typically has a detrimental effect, such as corrupting the system or destroying data.
     • https://us.norton.com/internetsecurity-malware-what-is-a-computer-virus.html

3. Rogue security software

   • Rogue security software is a form of malicious software and Internet fraud that misleads users into believing there is a virus on their computer, and to pay money for a fake malware removal tool (that actually introduces malware to the computer).
     • https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/wdsi/threats/rogue-antimalware
     • Leads the user to beleive there is a virus present, then makes them pay to get 'rid of it'

4. Trojan horse

   • 'A destructive program that masquerades as a benign application. '
     • Rogue security software
     • https://www.webopedia.com/TERM/T/Trojan_horse.html

5. Malicious spyware

   • any software intentionally designed to cause damage to a computer
     • Unwanted spyware that infiltrates your computer to gain details/passwords/ etc
       • https://us.norton.com/internetsecurity-how-to-catch-spyware-before-it-snags-you.html

6. Botnet

   • A botnet is a number of Internet-connected devices, each of which is running one or more bots

7. Spam