COMPUTER THREATS SECURITY
WHAT IS COMPUTER SECURITY
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Phishing
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Disguising yourself as an employee to gain access to computer systems
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Sending an email with a virus you created attached to it
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Using brute force to access a system
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Calling someone pretending to be IT support to steal confidential data
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Detailed explanation-1: -Phishing. The most common form of social engineering attack is phishing. Phishing attacks exploit human error to harvest credentials or spread malware, usually via infected email attachments or links to malicious websites.
Detailed explanation-2: -Social engineering is the art of manipulating, influencing, or deceiving you in order to gain control over your computer system. The hacker might use the phone, email, snail mail or direct contact to gain illegal access. Phishing, spear phishing, and CEO Fraud are all examples.
Detailed explanation-3: -Phishing: The Most Common Form of Social Engineering Pretending to be someone else is common with many scam tactics (like the infamous Nigerian Prince scams), but the key aspect of phishing is that the goal is to infect malware or gain personal information.