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Cyber Security
- Key terms
- Attack
- An attack is a deliberate action targeting
an organisations digital system or data.
- An attack is a deliberate action targeting
an organisations digital system or data.
- Threat
- Internal
- Caused by an incident inside
an organisation
- Caused by an incident inside
an organisation
- External
- Caused outside
the organisation
- Caused outside
the organisation
- Is an incident or
action which is
deliberate or
unintended that
results in
disruption, down
time or data loss.
- Internal
- Cyber Security
- Refers to the range of
measures that can be
taken to protect
computer systems,
networks and data from
unauthorised access or
cyber attack.
- Refers to the range of
measures that can be
taken to protect
computer systems,
networks and data from
unauthorised access or
cyber attack.
- Unauthorised access
- 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.
- Attack
- Hacker
- Is someone who
seeks out and
exploits these
vulnerabilities.
- 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.
- Types of threats
- Malware
- 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 .
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- Is an attack in which the
perpetrator invents a scenario in
order to convince the victim to
give them data or money.
- Is an attack in which the
perpetrator invents a scenario in
order to convince the victim to
give them data or money.
- Tailgating
- Trying to gain
access to a
secure room
or building.
- Trying to gain
access to a
secure room
or building.
- Baiting
- Cyber criminals
make a promise
of goods to get
the information
that they need.
- Cyber criminals
make a promise
of goods to get
the information
that they need.
- 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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