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Mind Map by Alena JONES, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Alena JONES
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Cyber Security
- Key Terms
- Unauthorised Adverts
- This refers to someone gaining entry without permission to an
organisation’s system, software or data. This achieved by exploiting a
security vulnerability
- This refers to someone gaining entry without permission to an
organisation’s system, software or data. This achieved by exploiting a
security vulnerability
- Cyber Security
- refers to the range of measures that can be taken to
protect computer systems, networks and data from
unauthorised access or cyberattack.
- refers to the range of measures that can be taken to
protect computer systems, networks and data from
unauthorised access or cyberattack.
- Attack
- An Attack is a deliberate action, targeting an
organisation's digital system of data
- An Attack is a deliberate action, targeting an
organisation's digital system of data
- Threat
- Internal
- caused by an incident inside
an organisation
- caused by an incident inside
an organisation
- Threat
- caused outside the
organisation
- caused outside the
organisation
- Internal
- Unauthorised Adverts
- Hackers
- Hacker is someone who seeks out
and exploits these vulnerabilities.
- Black Hat Hacker is someone who tries to inflict damage by
compromising security systems
- Grey Hat Hacker is someone who does it
for fun and not with malicious intent
- White Hat Hacker is someone who works with organizations to
strengthen the security of a system
- Hacker is someone who seeks out
and exploits these vulnerabilities.
- Types of Threats
- Malware
- Malicious Software This is an umbrella term given to
software that is designed to harm a digital system, damage
data or harvest sensitive information.
- Virus
- A piece of malicious code that attaches to a legitimate program. It is capable of
reproducing itself and usually capable of causing great harm to files or other
programs on the same computer
- A piece of malicious code that attaches to a legitimate program. It is capable of
reproducing itself and usually capable of causing great harm to files or other
programs on the same computer
- Worm
- Worms get around by exploiting vulnerabilities in
operating systems and attaching themselves to emails.
They self replicate at a tremendous rate, using up hard
drive space and bandwidth, overloading servers.
- Worms get around by exploiting vulnerabilities in
operating systems and attaching themselves to emails.
They self replicate at a tremendous rate, using up hard
drive space and bandwidth, overloading servers.
- Trojan horse
- Users are tricked into downloading it to their computer.
Once installed the Trojan works undercover to carry out a
predetermined task.
- Users are tricked into downloading it to their computer.
Once installed the Trojan works undercover to carry out a
predetermined task.
- Rootkit
- Designed to remotely access and control a computer
system without being detected by security software
or the user.
- Designed to remotely access and control a computer
system without being detected by security software
or the user.
- Ransomware
- Encrypts files stored on a computer to extort/demand
or steal money from organisations.
- Encrypts files stored on a computer to extort/demand
or steal money from organisations.
- Spyware
- Is secretly installed to collect information
from someone else's computer
- Is secretly installed to collect information
from someone else's computer
- Keyloggers
- spyware that records every keystroke made on a
computer to steal personal information
- spyware that records every keystroke made on a
computer to steal personal information
- Adware
- Automatically shows adverts such as popups. Most
adware is harmless but some contain spyware such as
keyloggers
- Automatically shows adverts such as popups. Most
adware is harmless but some contain spyware such as
keyloggers
- Botnet
- Bots take control of a computer system, without the user’s
knowledge. A botnet is a large collection of malware-infected
devices (zombies). An attacker (‘bot herder’) chooses when to
‘wake’ the zombies to perform an attack.
- Bots take control of a computer system, without the user’s
knowledge. A botnet is a large collection of malware-infected
devices (zombies). An attacker (‘bot herder’) chooses when to
‘wake’ the zombies to perform an attack.
- Distributed Denial-of-Service
attack (DDoS attack)
- flooding a website with useless traffic to inundate
and overwhelm the network
- flooding a website with useless traffic to inundate
and overwhelm the network
- Malicious Software This is an umbrella term given to
software that is designed to harm a digital system, damage
data or harvest sensitive information.
- Malware
- Social Engineering
- is a set of methods used by cybercriminals to
deceive individuals into handing over information
that they can use for fraudulent purposes
- shoulder
Surfing/Shouldering
- It involves the attacker watching the victim while they
provide sensitive information
- It involves the attacker watching the victim while they
provide sensitive information
- Phishing
- is an attack in which the victim receives an email disguised to look
as if it has come from a reputable source, in order to trick them
into giving up valuable data. The email usually provides a link to
another website where the information can be inputted.
- is an attack in which the victim receives an email disguised to look
as if it has come from a reputable source, in order to trick them
into giving up valuable data. The email usually provides a link to
another website where the information can be inputted.
- Pharming
- is when a victim redirects the user
from a genuine website to a fake one
- is when a victim redirects the user
from a genuine website to a fake one
- Blagging/Pretexting
- Is when a victim redirects the user from a
genuine website to a fake one
- Is when a victim redirects the user from a
genuine website to a fake one
- Tailgating/Piggybacking
- Trying to gain access to a secure room or
building.
- Trying to gain access to a secure room or
building.
- Baiting
- Trying to gain access to a secure
room or building.
- Trying to gain access to a secure
room or building.
- Quid Pro Quo
- Cyber criminals make a promise of a service to get
the information that they need.
- Cyber criminals make a promise of a service to get
the information that they need.
- is a set of methods used by cybercriminals to
deceive individuals into handing over information
that they can use for fraudulent purposes
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