Security Threats & Cyber Crimes
- 1. Security Threats & Cyber Crimes M.A.K Dhananjaya 2020/PAS/ICT/M/041
- 2. Security Threats & Cyber Crimes Malicious Software Hacking Spoofing and Sniffing Denial of Service Attacks (DoS) Identity Theft Phishing Internal Employees
- 3. Malicious Software (Malware) • Virus • Worms • Trojan horse • Spyware • Adware • Ransomware This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-ND Malware is an umbrella term for any piece of software that has malicious intent.
- 4. Hacking & Cyber vandalism • Hacking is the act of identifying and then exploiting weaknesses in a computer system or network, usually to gain unauthorized access to personal or organizational data. • Hacking is not always a malicious activity, but the term has mostly negative connotations due to its association with cybercrime.
- 5. Spoofing & Sniffing Sniffing • Sniffing is a process of monitoring and capturing all data packets passing through given network. Sniffers are used by network/system administrator to monitor and troubleshoot network traffic. Spoofing • Spoofing, as it pertains to cybersecurity, is when someone or something pretends to be something else in attempt to gain our confidence, get access to our systems, steal data, steal money, or spread malware. User Server Hacker
- 6. Denial of Service Attack A Denial-of-Service (DoS) attack is an attack meant to shut down a machine or network, making it inaccessible to its intended users. DoS attacks accomplish this by flooding the target with traffic or sending it information that triggers a crash.
- 7. Identity theft • Identity theft is the crime of obtaining the personal or financial information of another person to use their identity to commit fraud, such as making unauthorized transactions or purchases.
- 8. Phishing Phishing is an attempt to steal personal information or break into online accounts using deceptive emails, messages, ads, or sites that look similar sites you already use. For example, a phishing email might look like it's from your bank and request private information about your bank account.
- 9. How to Protect from Security Threats & Cyber Crimes •Install Antivirus Software Install •Use a firewall Use •Use Strong Passwords Use •Keep Your Software Updated Keep •Use Two-factor Authentication Use •Finally Use Your Common Sense Use
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