1.6 security system

1.6 security system

1. forms of attack

   • malware
   • phishing

2. forms of attack

   • malware - term used to refer to a variety of forms of hostile or intrusive software, including computer viruses, worms, Trojan horses, ransomware, spyware
   • brutal attcks
     • DDOS - Denial-of-service attack In computing, a denial-of-service attack is a cyber-attack in which the perpetrator seeks to make a machine or network resource unavailable to its intended users by temporarily or indefinitely
     • SQL injection - malicious code is embedded in a poorly-designed application and then passed to the backend database. The malicious data then produces database query results or actions that should never have been executed.
     • poor network policys - 1.Operations Failure 2.Data Loss 3.Security Holes 4.Potential Legal Liability 5.Loss of Credibility
   • phishing - Phishing is the attempt to obtain sensitive information such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details, often for malicious reasons

3. Network forensics - to the monitoring and analysis of computer network traffic for the purposes of information gathering, legal evidence, or intrusion detection. it deal with volatile and dynamic information.

   • Penetration testing - , is an authorized simulated attack on a computer system, performed to evaluate the security of the system
   • preventing vulnerability
     • Firewalls - firewall is a network security system that monitors and controls incoming and outgoing network traffic based on predetermined security rules.
       • Passwords - by having a password with numbers, letters.signs ND DIFFERNT will stop password hackers
       • Encryption - the process of converting information or data into a code, especially to prevent unauthorized access.
       • user access leval - the low level users can access only a limited set of information, whereas the highest level users can access the most sensitive data on the system
   • Anti-malware software - Antimalware software protects against infections caused by many types of malware, including all types of viruses,

4. Social Engineering - Relies on human interaction (social skills) Commonly involves tricking users into breaking normal security procedures