ITGS 3.05: Hacking

Gaining illegal access to a computer system.

• Hacking

• Spam

• Malicious Software

• Virus

Tricking a user into revealing their password or other sensitive data.

• Social Engineering

• Packet Sniffer

• Key Logger

• Password Cracker

Software or hardware used to collect data travelling over a network.

• Social Engineering

• Packet Sniffer

• Key Logger

• Password Cracker

Software or hardware which records all key strokes on a computer system.

• Social Engineering

• Packet Sniffer

• Key Logger

• Password Cracker

The process of recovering passwords from data that have been stored in or transmitted by a computer system.

• Social Engineering

• Packet Sniffer

• Key Logger

• Password Cracker

Attempt to break a password by trying all possible words.

• Social Engineering

• Dictionary Attack

• Key Logger

• Password Cracker

AI technique that considers all possible solutions, looking for the best.

• Brute Force

• Dictionary Attack

• Key Logger

• Password Cracker

Tries every word in a list of known English words until the password is found.

• Social Engineering

• Dictionary Attack

• Key Logger

• Password Cracker

Parents use this to monitor how their children use their computers.

• Social Engineering

• Dictionary Attack

• Key Logger

• Password Cracker

Example: Looking over a persons shoulder as they type, calling a company and impersonating a genuine user.

• Social Engineering

• Dictionary Attack

• Key Logger

• Password Cracker