hacking

Name the attack type when a hacker attempts to attack a host via the Internet.

• Remote attack
• Physical access
• Local access
• Internal attack

The best definition of hacking is:

• Glass frog slippers

• Gaining an unfair advantage

• Gaining unauthorized access

• Gaining a black, grey or red hat

How can you reduce the chances of being hacked?

• Don't use open WiFi

• Keep your anti-virus software up to date

• Install all available updates to your operating system regularly

• All of the above

What are the different categories of hackers?

• Black, White and Grey

• Green, Blue and frog

• Yellow, White and Green

• Orange, Pink and Yellow

What is not an example of hacking?

• Guessing a password

• Using brute force to crack a password

• Denial of Service (DoS) attack

• The virus known as "The Brain"

Gaining illegal access to a computer system.

• Hacking

• Spam

• Malicious Software

• Virus

What is meant by the term 'white hat hacker'?

• Illegal hacker – intent on doing harm, stealing for personal gain e.g. taking credit card details.
• Doesn’t necessarily steal but may access IT systems without permission which is still illegal.
• Ethical hacker – paid by companies to test their systems fro vulnerabilities.

What is meant by a 'grey hat hacker'?

• Doesn’t necessarily steal but may access IT systems without permission which is still illegal.
• Illegal hacker – intent on doing harm, stealing for personal gain e.g. taking credit card details.
• Ethical hacker – paid by companies to test their systems fro vulnerabilities.

What is meant by a 'black hat hacker'?

• Doesn’t necessarily steal but may access IT systems without permission which is still illegal.
• Illegal hacker – intent on doing harm, stealing for personal gain e.g. taking credit card details.
• Ethical hacker – paid by companies to test their systems fro vulnerabilities.

Black hat hackers usually hack for

• Fun

• Their own gain

• Free WiFi

• To persecute blameless frogs