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Mind Map by Violette JENKINSON, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Violette JENKINSON
almost 4 years ago
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Cyber Security
- Key terms
- Threat
- External
- Caused outside the
organisation.
- Caused outside the
organisation.
- Internal
- Caused by an incident
inside an organisation.
- Caused by an incident
inside an organisation.
- An incident or action which is
deliberate or unintended, that
results in disruption, down time or
data loss.
- External
- Attack
- An attack is a deliberate
action, targeting an
organisations digital
system or data.
- An attack is a deliberate
action, targeting an
organisations digital
system or data.
- Unauthorised access
- Cyber security
- Threat
- Hackers
- Someone who seeks out and
exploits these vulnerabilities.
- Black hat hackers
- Someone who tries to inflict damage by
compromising security systems.
- Someone who tries to inflict damage by
compromising security systems.
- Grey hat hackers
- Someone who does it for fun
and not in malicious intent.
- Someone who does it for fun
and not in malicious intent.
- White hat hackers
- someone who works with
organizations to strengthn the
security of the system.
- someone who works with
organizations to strengthn the
security of the system.
- Someone who seeks out and
exploits these vulnerabilities.
- Types of threats
- Malware
- This is an umbrella term given to software that is
designed to harm a digital system, damage data or
harvest sensitive information.
- Malicious software
- Trojan horse.
- Users are tricked into downloading it to
their computer. Once installed the Trojan
works undercover to carry out a
predetermined task.
- Users are tricked into downloading it to
their computer. Once installed the Trojan
works undercover to carry out a
predetermined task.
- Rootkit.
- Designed to remotely access and control a
computer system without being detected by
security software or the user.
- Designed to remotely access and control a
computer system without being detected by
security software or the user.
- Ransomware.
- Encrypts files stored on a
computer to extort/demand or
steal money from organisations.
- Encrypts files stored on a
computer to extort/demand or
steal money from organisations.
- Spyware.
- Is secretly installed to collect
information for someone
else's computer.
- Is secretly installed to collect
information for someone
else's computer.
- Keyloggers.
- Spyware that records every
keystroke made on a computer to
steal personal information.
- Spyware that records every
keystroke made on a computer to
steal personal information.
- Adware
- Automatically shows adverts such
as popups.
- Most adware is harmless but
some contain spyware such as
key loggers.
- Most adware is harmless but
some contain spyware such as
key loggers.
- Automatically shows adverts such
as popups.
- This is an umbrella term given to software that is
designed to harm a digital system, damage data or
harvest sensitive information.
- Virus
- A piece of malicious code that attaches to a legitimate
program. It is capable of reproducing itself, and usually
capable of causing great harm to files or other programs on
the same computer.
- A piece of malicious code that attaches to a legitimate
program. It is capable of reproducing itself, and usually
capable of causing great harm to files or other programs on
the same computer.
- Worm
- Worms get around by exploiting vulnerabilities in
operating systems and attaching themselves to
emails. They self replicate at a tremendous rate,
using up hard drive space and bandwidth,
overloading servers.
- Worms get around by exploiting vulnerabilities in
operating systems and attaching themselves to
emails. They self replicate at a tremendous rate,
using up hard drive space and bandwidth,
overloading servers.
- Malware
- Social engineering
- A set of methods used by cybercriminals to
deceive individuals to handing over information
that can be used for fraudulent purposes.
- Shoulder
surfing/Shouldering
- It involves the attacker watching the victim while they
provide sensitive information. (e.g. watching someone
put in their pin at a cash point).
- It involves the attacker watching the victim while they
provide sensitive information. (e.g. watching someone
put in their pin at a cash point).
- Phishing
- Is an attack in which the victim receives an email
disguised to look as if it has come from a reputable
source, in order to trick them to giving up valuable
data. The email usually provides a link to another
website where the information can be inputted.
- Is an attack in which the victim receives an email
disguised to look as if it has come from a reputable
source, in order to trick them to giving up valuable
data. The email usually provides a link to another
website where the information can be inputted.
- Pharming
- Is when a victim redirects the user
from a genuine website to a fake one.
- Is when a victim redirects the user
from a genuine website to a fake one.
- Blagging/Pretexting
- An attack in which the
perpetrator invents a scenario
in order to convince the victim
to give them data or money.
- Blagging and pretexting does
not just happen on an email, it
happens on the phone too.
- An attack in which the
perpetrator invents a scenario
in order to convince the victim
to give them data or money.
- Tailgating/Piggybacking
- Try to gain access to a
secure room or building.
- E.g A common example is someone pretends to be a
delivery driver and asking an authorised person to
hold the door so they can enter the building.
- E.g A common example is someone pretends to be a
delivery driver and asking an authorised person to
hold the door so they can enter the building.
- Try to gain access to a
secure room or building.
- Baiting
- Cyber criminals to make a
promise of goods to get the
information that they need
- E.g promise free
downloads to a film for
login details.
- E.g promise free
downloads to a film for
login details.
- Cyber criminals to make a
promise of goods to get the
information that they need
- A set of methods used by cybercriminals to
deceive individuals to handing over information
that can be used for fraudulent purposes.
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