Zusammenfassung der Ressource
1.6- System Security
- Malware
- Otherwise known as
'malicious software'
- Software can be malicious if
damaging to a computer or
network
- Viruses
- Malware designed to
cause harm to a computer
or network
- Attaches itself to programs
or files on a computer or
server
- Can affect all components
of an operating system
- Around 82,000 viruses are made a day
- Worms
- Replicates itself in order to
spread to other computers
- Often using a computer network
- In order to achieve this, the worm exploits
vulnerabilities across the computer network
- Unlike a virus, it does not
need to attach to a
program
- Trojan
Horses
- Malicious
computer
program
- Designed to access the
computer by misleading
users of its intent
- Social Engineering
- Relies on
human
interaction
- Commonly involves
tricking users into
breaking normal
security procedures
- Method does not
revolve around
technical cracking
techniques such as
worms and viruses
- Computer Phishing
- Form of social
engineering
- Designed to acquire sensitive
information such as passwords,
card details etc.
- Most common phishing
attacks are sent
through email
- Brute Force
Attack
- Trial and error method