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system attacks and external threats (hacking a friends password ((finding…
system attacks and external threats
pharming
hacking a friends password
finding a friends password isn't necessarily illegal
black hat hacking is illegal white hat is helpful and grey is neutral
social engineering
malware
malware is a type of executable program designed to cause damage
worms
replicates itself but often only slows down computers
viruses
they infect computers replicate themselves then damage data
trojans
they have a program that disguises itself and then releases malicious code
spyware is spying on a computer without permission
shoulder surfing
denial of service (Dos)
a person will use or 'infect' computers to ask for service on a website
if many computers are used it is a DDos
DDos = distributed denial of service
phishing
hacking
375 attacks a year in the uk
fun
hacking a system can be fun
financial gain
ransoms/ransomware can be used to steal money
disruption
hackers can shut down sites
espionage
to find and steal intellectual property
personal attack
they could have a vendetta
data theft
financial information can be stolen
botnet
a hacker will take control of many computers
they can be controlled from one
they are used for DDos or spam
man in the middle