Network Threats

What is an active attack?

• Timed attacks

• Tantrum attacks

• Monitor attack

• Intercepting attack

Passive Attacks include methods such as

• Malware

• System data

• Sniffers

• Storage locks

Network attacks are all of the following EXCEPT

• Denial of Service

• Brute Force

• Insider

• Espionage

A Denial of Service attack is where a hacker stops users from accessing part of a ____________

DoS mostly include the flooding of the network with useless __________

____________ monitors user actions

• Rootkits

• Spyware

• Scareware

• Locking

Rootkits:

• monitor user actions

• modifies and deletes files

• alters permissions giving perpetrators administrative access

• ecrypts all the computer files then demands money

Scareware

• sends data to hidden server

• encrypts data

• tells the PC that it is infected with viruses to scare them into following malicious links

• locks computer to scare user

______ attach themselves to certain files ad spreads by copying infected files and activates by opening the files

We are disguised as legitimate software.