Threats to a Network
Social Engineering
Users not following policies
User error
Users being tricked
Phishing
Brute force
Attempting all possible passwords
until the correct one is found
Data interception & theft
Looking at data travelling over a network
Often users packet sniffers (software)
Structured Query Language (SQL Injection)
Malware
Malicious Software
Designed to harm a software or network
Denial of Service (DOS)
Overloading a computer or network
Bombarding with requests
Similar to...
SQL code entered into a data input field
Look at or modify stored data