SOCIAL ISSUES REVIEW QUIZ TYPE OF EXPLOITS

It is a self-replicating malware program that can spread across networks and systems without user intervention, often causing harm by consuming resources or carrying out malicious actions.

• Trojan Horse

• Worm

• DDos

• Rootkit

It is the use of deliberate and large-scale cyberattacks, often by politically motivated individuals or groups, to create fear, disrupt critical infrastructure, or cause harm to a nation or its population through digital means.

• Smishing

• Email Spam

• Vishing

• Cyberterrorism

a cybercrime in which a target or targets are contacted by email, telephone or text message by someone posing as a legitimate institution to lure individuals into providing sensitive data such as personally identifiable information, banking and credit card details, and passwords.

• Vishing

• Phishing

• Rootkit

• Email Spam

is a type of malware that disguises itself as a legitimate program or file to deceive users and gain unauthorized access to their systems, often with malicious intent.

(a)  

malware strain that typically infects a victim's computer through deceptive email attachments or malicious downloads, and it is designed to steal sensitive information, such as login credentials and financial data, by recording keystrokes and capturing screen images.

• Zues

• Zeus

• sbot

• Poseidon

It is a social engineering attack that uses fake mobile text messages to trick people into downloading malware, sharing sensitive information, or sending money to cybercriminals.

(a)  

It is a networking device that connects multiple networks together and forwards data packets from one network to another

(a)  

a type of malicious software or program that is designed to gain unauthorized and deep-level access (often administrative or "root" access) to a computer or system while concealing its presence and activities from the user and security software, allowing it to maintain persistence and execute malicious functions without detection.

• Advanced Persistent Threat (APT)

• Spear-phishing

• Phishing

• Rootkit

a malware designed to deny a user or organization access to files on their computer.

(a)  

a sophisticated and long-term cyberattack strategy in which an adversary, often a well-funded and determined group or nation-state, gains unauthorized access to a targeted system or network, remains undetected for an extended period, and continuously exfiltrates data or conducts espionage activities

• Spear-phishing

• Distributed Denial of Service

• Advanced Persistent Threat (APT)

• Cyberattack