FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

COMPUTER THREATS SECURITY

WHAT IS A HACKER

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The system administrator in your office quits unexpectedly in the middle of the day. it’s quickly apparent that he changed the server password and no one knows what is it. what might you do in this type of situation?
A
use a trojan horse to find the password
B
Use a password cracker to find the password
C
use social engineering to find the password
D
delete and reinstall the server
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Trojan horse: A destructive program that pretends to be a useful application, but harms your computer or steals your information after it’s installed.

Detailed explanation-2: -As part of an organization’s security and data protection program, it should have a plan in place that, at minimum, mitigates risk to systems and networks arising from four common types of malicious software: trojans, spyware, viruses, and ransomware.

Detailed explanation-3: -Types of cyber threats your institution should be aware of include: Malware. Ransomware. Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks.

Detailed explanation-4: -Rootkit is a form of malware that provides the attacker with administrator privileges on the infected system, also known as “root” access. Typically, it is also designed to stay hidden from the user, other software on the system, and the operating system itself.

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