COMPUTER ETHICS AND SECURITY
TYPES OF THREATS AND ATTACKS
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Malware
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Social Engineering
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Phishing
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Brute-force attack
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Detailed explanation-1: -Cyber criminals are conducting phishing schemes to acquire sensitive logins or other information by luring victims to a malicious website that looks secure. Cybercriminals are targeting online payroll accounts of employees through phishing emails designed to capture an employee’s login credentials.
Detailed explanation-2: -An unfamiliar greeting. Grammar errors and misspelled words. Email addresses and domain names that don’t match. Unusual content or request – these often involve a transfer of funds or requests for login credentials.
Detailed explanation-3: -Phishing is a type of online scam that targets consumers by sending them an e-mail that appears to be from a well-known source – an internet service provider, a bank, or a mortgage company, for example. It asks the consumer to provide personal identifying information.
Detailed explanation-4: -Email phishing. Most phishing attacks are sent by email. Spear phishing. There are two other, more sophisticated, types of phishing involving email. Whaling. Whaling attacks are even more targeted, taking aim at senior executives. Smishing and vishing. Angler phishing. 31-Jan-2023