What are common security threats?
What are common security threats?
Common Security Threats
- Spam Spam is one of the most common security threats
- Pharming Its objective is to convince you to visit a malicious and illegitimate website by redirecting the legitimate URL
- Phishing
- Ransomware
- Computer worm
- Spyware / Trojan Horse
- Distributed denial-of-service attack
- Network of zombie computers
What are hybrid attacks?
Hybrid Attacks are a kind of cyberattack where the perpetrator blends two or more kinds of tools to carry out the assault A typical hybrid attack is one that merges a dictionary attack and a brute-force attack An example of how a hybrid attack works is as follows
What are the common security threats file shredding?
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- File Shredding
- File sharing and permission
- File corrupting
- File integrity
What is not a role of encryption?
What is not a role of encryption? Explanation: Encryption doesn’t have error correction or detection facility thus cannot be used to safeguard from data corruption
What will happen when a process terminates?
What will happen when a process terminates? Explanation: When a process terminates, it removes from all queues All allocated resources to that particular process are deallocated and all those resources are returned back to OS
What is the breach of integrity?
Integrity is the big gaping hole of security A loss of integrity is what leads to data breaches, introduced by malware, viruses or malicious insiders Malware and viruses are in fact integrity attacks, they compromise the integrity of the system
What is self integrity?
Self-integrity is about being true to your values and what you stand for in life It is shown through your actions You may claim to have a set of values or beliefs, but if they are not reflected in your actions, then you lack self-integrity When you say you stand for something, you do it