Network Security Threats

Network Security Threats

1. Brute force attack

   • A brute force attack consists of an attacker submitting many passwords or passphrases with the hope of eventually guessng the combination correct

2. Computing Worm

   • A computer worm is a standalone malware computer program that replicates itself in order to spread to other computers

3. spyware

   • Spyware describes software with the malicious behaviour that aims to gather information about the personal oraganization and send such information to anpther entity

4. computer virus

   • A computer virus is a type of computer program that, when executed repliates itself by modifying other computer programs and inserting its own code.

5. Trojan Horse

   • In computing a Trojan horse is any malware which misleads users from its true intent.

6. Phishing Virus

   • Phishing is a type of cyber-crime where arrackers pose as a trusted or actual business and discuise to get your bank details/login and download it into the computer

7. DDoS virus

   • The DDoS virus which is a malicious network attack that involves hackers forcing numerous internet-connected devices to send network communication requests to one specific service or website with the intention of overwhelming it with false traffic or requests