BTEC DIT C3 LAB - Why Systems Are Attacked

Malware is...

• Malicious Software (Viruses, Trojans, Spyware)

• Intercepting data when it is been sent

• Taking down a website by flooding it with data and traffic

• Gaining unauthorised access to a computer

What does ransomware software do?

• Steals information from your computer

• Locks and encrypts your computer and asks for money

• Robs you

• Obtains sensitive information by shoulder surfing.

An idea that you invented that belongs to you, for example an image you created is known as?

• Distributed Data

• Intellectual property

• Industrial Espionage

• Consumables

Industrial espionage is...?

• When a remote computer is attacked and made unable to respond to legitimate user requests.

• A cyberattack that sends spam messages to try and trick people to reply with desired information.

• A measure of effectiveness – how long it takes an employee to produce an item for sale.

• Stealing private information from a company to benefit the organisations competitors

Identify which of the following are motivations behind why systems are attacked. (Choose all that apply)

• To increase the value of shares

• To cause disruption

• Challenge/Fun

• To gain financially

A personal attack is when

• a remote computer attacks a system making it unable to respond to legitimate user requests

• additional settings or program codes are used to fix vulnerabilities in a system.

• someone,such as an ex employee attacks an organisation because they hold a grudge against the employer or organisation

• sensitive personal information is obtained from a user by looking over their shoulder while they use a digital device.

Which type of system attack is most likely to lead to identity theft?

• Industrial espionage

• DOS attack

• A ransomware attack

• Data and information theft

In 2017 many computers worldwide were crippled by the Wannacry attack. Many NHS computers were affected. The attackers demanded $300 in bitcoin to release data. What type of attack was this?

• Denial of Service attack

• Man-in-the-middle attack

• Social engineering

• Ransomware

What is a trojan?

• Software that saves your files

• Malicious software that is disguised as something good

• Software that monitors what you do and can copy all your files.

• Software that allows someone else to control your computer.

Malware can include

• Viruses

• Man-in-the-Middle attacks

• Denial of Service attacks

• Spyware