COMPUTER ETHICS AND SECURITY
TYPES OF THREATS AND ATTACKS
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To store data
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To gain unauthorized access
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To lower security
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To give data
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Detailed explanation-1: -Network attacks are unauthorized actions on the digital assets within an organizational network. Malicious parties usually execute network attacks to alter, destroy, or steal private data. Perpetrators in network attacks tend to target network perimeters to gain access to internal systems.
Detailed explanation-2: -Asking to “borrow” or taking another employee’s badge. Trying to “piggyback” by following another individual through access doors. Logging on to a computer using a co-worker’s password or credentials.
Detailed explanation-3: -Unauthorized access. Unauthorized access refers to attackers accessing a network without receiving permission. Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. Man in the middle attacks. Code and SQL injection attacks. Privilege escalation. Insider threats.