Security Threats

Security Threats

1. DDOS

   • Distributed Denial Of Service Attack
   • Useless data packets are sent to the server in order to make it crash
   • Use pentesting to check for weaknesses on the server

2. Active Attack

3. Scareware

4. Botnet

5. Trojan Horse

6. Viruses

7. Worm

8. Brute Force Attack

   • A brute force is a type of active attack used to gain information by cracking passwords through trial and error
   • Use strong passwords would avoid you getting your account getting logged into

9. Spyware

10. Ransomware

11. Insider Attack

12. Passive Attack

    • They use network-monitoring hardware and software such as packet sniffers
    • The best defence against passive attacks is data encryption
    • A passive attack is a network attack in which a system is monitored and sometimes scanned for open ports and vulnerabilities