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Mind Map by Charlotte WEATHERLEY, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Charlotte WEATHERLEY
over 4 years ago
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Cyber Security
- KEY
TERMS
- Unauthorised
Access
- This refers to someone gaining entry
without permission to an
organisation’s system, software or
data.
- This refers to someone gaining entry
without permission to an
organisation’s system, software or
data.
- 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.
- Threat
- External
- caused outside
the
organisation
- caused outside
the
organisation
- Internal
- caused by an incident
inside an organisation
- caused by an incident
inside an organisation
- is an incident or an action which is
deliberate or unintended that results in
disruption, down time or data loss
- External
- Attack
- an attack is a deliberate action, targeting an
organisation's digital system or data.
- an attack is a deliberate action, targeting an
organisation's digital system or data.
- Unauthorised
Access
- Hackers
- Black Hat
Hacker
- is someone who tries to inflict damage by
compromising security systems
- 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
- 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
- is someone who works with organizations to
strengthen the security of a system
- is someone who seeks out and exploits
these vulnerabilities.
- Black Hat
Hacker
- Types of Threats
- MALWARE
- 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.
- This is an umbrella term given to software that is
designed to harm a digital system, damage data or
harvest sensitive information.
- 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
- Automatically shows adverts such as popups.
Most adware is harmless
- 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.
- DDoS (Distributed Denial-of-Service
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
- Virus
- 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
- 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.
- 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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