Found. of IT: Security Threats - B

An attack in which the goal is to pretend to be someone else.

• Spoofing

• Logic Bomb

• Pharming

• Black Hat

Exposes security flaws for financial gain or malicious reasons.

• Spoofing

• Logic Bomb

• Pharming

• Black Hat

Redirects a request for a website to a similar looking, but fake website.

• Spoofing

• Logic Bomb

• Pharming

• Black Hat

A malicious code that sits dormant until triggered by an event, such as a date.

• Spoofing

• Logic Bomb

• Pharming

• Black Hat

Looking for a person's information in the trash that can be used to carry out an attack.

• Spoofing

• Logic Bomb

• Dumpster Diving

• Black Hat

An automated password attack that uses a predetermined list of possible values.

• Spoofing

• Logic Bomb

• Dumpster Diving

• Dictionary Attack

Use of password cracking software to attempt every possible password combination.

• Spoofing

• Brute Force Attack

• Dumpster Diving

• Dictionary Attack

Prevents you from accessing computers, usually requiring a fee to have access restored.

• Ransomware

• Brute Force Attack

• Dumpster Diving

• Dictionary Attack

A _______________ is when an attacker tries to attempt all possible combinations of a password to gain access to an account.

• Dictionary Attack

• Brute Force Attack

A dictionary attack is a type of attack where the attacker, instead of trying all possible combinations, tries password from a certain word, phrase, or number and letter combination.

• Dictionary Attack

• Brute Force Attack