network security threats

network security threats

1. spyware

   • records the activity on your keyboard like your keystrokes therefore knowing your passwords

2. worm

   • it spreads like a virus but does not need human intervention to make it happen.

3. virus

   • insert themselves in normal programs. they can move from one computer to another and is usually activated by a user.

4. phishing

   • an email or phone call getting contacted to believe they are being contacted by authentic organisation and get tricked into giving away personal information.

5. trojan horse

   • gains access to a computer by pretending to be legitimate software. it also gives unauthorised backdoor access without the user knowing

6. DDoS

   • when the requests come from many sources so you cannot just block a single IP address.

7. brute-force-attack

   • when all possible password combinations are systematically tried, with the hope of getting it right. try to guess your password using things they know about you.