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WorksheetsSecurity Systems - Threats
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
An example of social engineering...
Viruses
Worms
Telephone IVR Phishing
Trojan Horses
Malware…
Are different types of threats to computer systems
Is a manufacturer of computer parts
Are hard to find on the internet
Distribution is completely legal
Viruses...
Do not need to attach to a program
Need to attach to a program
A type of social engineering
Designed to access a computer by misleading users of its intent by prompting to download a program
Worms...
Do not need to attach to a program
Need to attach to a program
A type of social engineering
Designed to access a computer by misleading users of its’ intent by prompting to download a program
Trojan Horses
Does not need to attach to a program
Can only occur when a computer is not connected to a network
A type of social engineering
Designed to access a computer by misleading users of its’ intent by prompting to download a program
How many viruses are made each day?
10
30
54,000
82,000
What can viruses affect?
Keyboard
Hard Drive
RAM
All the above
How do hackers use viruses?
To make a computer unusable
To get someone’s personal information
To find out card details
All of the above
Sending requests to a single server using hijacked machines
Phishing
DDOS
Worm
Virus
Social engineering and phishing are examples of
Viruses
Scams
Data interception
Malware
Uses a number of computers over a network of infected machines which send requests to a website which would bring it offline
SQL
DDOS
USB
WLAN
An effect of SQL injection
Full access to the target computer
Network access to the computer only
Ability to edit all files
Attackers can access the database only and manipulate data
An SQL injection attack would cause unauthorised access to
Files
Entire computer
Database
Some files
A network of computers infected with malicious software and controlled as part of a group without the owners’ knowledge
Virus
Stuxnet
Ring
Botnet
