malware

malware

fun/challenge
1. friends may give respect of hacking achievements
2. hacking systems can be fun or challenging
3. there is a sense of achievement
finical gain
1. ransoms can be made to prevent attacks from happening
2. ransoms can be made to encrypt a computer until you pay
3. a payment is given to carry out an attack on an organisation
Disruption
1. attacks such as denial of service stop websites working
2. virus can slow down computer and delete files
industrial espionage and spying in companies
1. the aim is to find out intellectual property such as designs or blueprints for products, buisness strategy or software security codes
personal attack
1. employees that are unhappy may attack the company
2. friends/family may attck each other if upset over something
information/data theft
1. company information may also be stolen
2. credit card and financial details are stolen to gain money

Resource summary

	Created by Tobias JACKSON about 4 years ago