Threats to a network
Forms of attack
Active
Passive
Internal
External
An attempt to modify or delete data
An attack from someone inside the organisation
Finding out information about the network without changing it
An attack by someone outside the organisation
Social engineering
Denial of service
overloads network with traffic
Trick user into giving out personal data.
Brute force
Trial and error
Data interception and theft
Packet sniffers to monitor data on networks
Malware
Malicious software used to cause harm to a computer or server