Make sure they are long and have
capitals with numbers and have
symbols.
dictionary attacks
This is where a hacker uses every
single word in the dictionary to try
and hack your password. This can
include words from other passwords
that they have hacked
Make sure your
password is not a
dictionary word
Use a
different
password for
everything
Phishing
This is where someone pretends to
be your bank or from a random bank
and phone, text or email you saying
that you have won a prise or need to
update your information and they ask
for your bank details. After they have
these details they could rid your bank
account of all its money.
Precautions
Delete the email
Phone or email your
bank to confirm the
message you got.
Ignore it
DoS
dDoS
A whole
group of
computers
attack one
server.
Precautions
There are none.
This is where one
computer floods a
network with requests for
random web pages.
Precautions
Keep server up to date
Physical Threats
Physical threats are
things like earthquakes or
tidal waves that
potentially wipe out your
computer. it can also be
where you have your
computer stolen or a USB
stolen
Precautions
Have an off
site backup
Run mirror servers
Use an UPS
(uninterruptable
power supply)
Viruses
Precautions
Keep
anti-virus
software up to
date
Every time you
download something
from the internet, do
a virus scan of your
computer
Viruses are programs that
get into your computer
and copy themselves
multiple times. This can
only happen after the
virus has attached to a file
and when it is opened
they can spead