Component 3 - Learning Aim B

Why are computing systems attacked?

• Damage to the organization's public image, Financial loss, Data loss, Personal attack, Disruption
• Intellectual property theft, Ransomware, Malware, Phishing, Social engineering
• Algorithm, Database, Encryption, Programming, Artificial Intelligence
• Virus protection, Firewall installation, Backup creation, Biometric authentication, Two-factor authentication
• Hardware maintenance, Software updates, User training, Physical security measures, Password masking

What is Intellectual property​

• The idea that you invented and belongs to you​
• The act of getting users to share sensitive information through a false pretext.
• A form of malware usually infecting unprotected digital systems​
• A measure of effectiveness- how long it takes an employee to produce an item for sale.
• A cyberattack where the attacker secretly relays and possibly alters the communications between two parties who believe that they are directly communicating with each other

What is Malware

• A malicious form of software that is transferred to and then executed on​
• A type of software designed to protect your computer system
• A form of digital currency
• A type of cloud storage service
• An online shopping platform

What is an example of Malware

• Ransomware
• Data Protection
• Anti-virus
• Accessibility Features
• Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)

Give Three common reasons for attacks on digital systems

• Industrial espionage
• Personal attack
• Disruption
• Intellectual property rights
• Social media

Give three reasons for a personal cyberattack on an organisation

• Financial gain
• Data and information theft
• Disruption
• To improve system performance
• To improve a company's public image

Two types of common disruption an organisation might experience through a cyberattack (Select Two)

• Attacks can prevent an organization form operating normally
• Causes operation chaos, loss of earnings and reputational damage
• Heightened employee morale
• Enhancement of customer satisfaction
• System performance

Types of personal data/information often stolen and sold to other criminals​

• Debit/credit cards​ details
• Names​
• Addresses​
• VPN
• Internet Service Provider

Explain what is unauthorised Access / Hacking​

• Where users attempt to gain access to remote servers without the permission or authorization of their owners to do so legally​
• Authorized access to remote servers
• Downloading legitimate software
• Transferring data securely
• Unauthorized access to remote servers

What is Phising?

• Phishing in data security refers to a form of social engineering and a very common form of cyberattack, arriving in a user's inbox as spoof email, pretending to be legitimate company.​
• Phishing in data security refers to the process of creating artificial ponds or reservoirs to store and protect sensitive information.
• Phishing in data security is a method used by hackers to physically fish for data by infiltrating underwater data centers.
• Phishing in data security involves the use of advanced algorithms to encrypt data and secure it against unauthorized access.
• Phishing in data security refers to the practice of using physical barriers such as fences and walls to protect data stored on electronic devices.