software which is specifically designed to disrupt or damage a computer system
This is the technical term for "virus" as it is specific to pc's not real viruses that
harm you
Viruses
Trojan
Trojans act as if they are a normal piece of software that is trusted but when
downloaded onto your pc it will infect it and delete files, corrupt files blocks files
Worm
A computer worm is a standalone malware computer program that replicates itself in order to
spread to other computers.
Spwyware
software that enables a user to obtain covert information about another's computer activities by
transmitting data covertly from their hard drive.
Scareware
malicious computer programs designed to trick a user into buying and downloading
unnecessary and potentially dangerous software, such as fake antivirus protection
Malicious software
Hacking
Hacking is where you gain unauthorised access to software
Preventions
fi
computer controllers
Phishing
prventions
ask the actual company to see if they did email you
see if the web site is secure by seeing if the hhtp has an s on the end of it
legislations to
prevent hacking
computer misuse act
to gain access to others computer files, altering computer files
Data protection acts
To protect any data that is on a certain website by the website host