COMPUTER THREATS SECURITY
TYPES OF COMPUTER SECURITY
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DDos and Derive-by Downloads
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Malware & Malvertising
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Phishing and Password attacks
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All of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answers. DDoS (or denial of service), malware, drive-by downloads, phishing and password attacks are all some common and famous types of cyber-attacks used by hackers. 1 Crore+ students have signed up on EduRev. Have you?
Detailed explanation-2: -The 2014 Cyber Attack on Yahoo In 2014, Yahoo was subject to one of the biggest cyber attacks of the year when 500 million accounts were compromised. During the attack, basic information and passwords were stolen, whereas bank information was not.
Detailed explanation-3: -Denial-of-service (DoS) and distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. Man-in-the-middle (MitM) attack. Phishing and spear phishing attacks. Drive-by attack.
Detailed explanation-4: -Phishing is the most common hacking technique.