Module 1: Network Security Certification Exam

A program hiding inside a useful program with malicious purposes.

• Trojan

• Worm

• Ransomeware

• Phisphing

Able to attack the network using a smart device with low security like a thermostate, or home sercurity

• Rootkits

• Denial of Service

• Zero Day Exploit

• IOT Attack

Everyone receives the same email in the office stating that they need to download the app to to prevent their computer for viruses. Thus allowing attacker gain access to your computer

• Worms

• Phisphing

• Ransomware

• Man in the Middle Attack

Legitimate software, where they can gain remote control and administration-level access over a system

• Ransomware

• Rootkits

• Zero Day Exploit

• DOS Attack

Taking an advantage of the small window when firmware being updated and before it's implimementd

• Zero Day Exploit

• Virus

• Worm

• Password Attack

A program that is designed to overwhelm email servers and cause DOS

• Worm

• Trojan

• Ransomeware

• Spyware

Attacker intercepts a two-party transaction, to steal and manipulate information for they own good.

• Rootkits

• Zero Day Exploit

• Denial of Service (DOS)

• Man In the Middle(MitM)

Data is held hostage or threatened to be released by encrypting it through malware. To undo the encrcyption a ranson often needs to be paid

• Ransomeware

• IOT Attacks

• Spyware

• Phisphing

Launched from several infected host machines loading systems, servers, and/or networks with traffic to overload resources and bandwidth

• Trojan

• Worms

• Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS)

• Zero Day Exploit

A program installed to collect information about users, their systems or browsing habits, keys that are typed, sending the data to a remote user.

• IOT Attacks

• Zero Day Exploit

• Denial of Service

• Spyware