Why are systems attacked? pg 22

Why systems may be attacked?

"Creating ways to attack systems is highly complex and very challenging. Some individuals view this like completing a puzzle. Some individuals compete for the notoriety in defeating a secured system"

• Data and information theft

• Personal fun/challenge

• Industrial espionage

• Financial gain

• Disruption

Why systems may be attacked?

"Some businesses or individuals may try to access other businesses' digital systems to steal valuable and private information from a rival business "

• Data and information theft

• Personal fun/challenge

• Industrial espionage

• Financial gain

• Disruption

Why systems may be attacked?

"Some cyberattacks are motivated by money.

-Get money from a person or business

-Get goods or services without paying

-use of ransomware. Malicious software which is only removed once the victim pays the attacker a ransom payment "

• Data and information theft

• Personal fun/challenge

• Industrial espionage

• Financial gain

• Disruption

Why systems may be attacked?

"Some individuals, organisations and even countries may seek to prevent an organisation from functioning normally. An example of this is a DoS attack (denial of service attack) "

• Data and information theft

• Personal fun/challenge

• Industrial espionage

• Financial gain

• Disruption

Why systems may be attacked?

"Many cyberattacks involve stealing customer payment information from online retailers. The information may be used illegally to buy goods and services "

• Data and information theft

• Personal fun/challenge

• Industrial espionage

• Financial gain

• Disruption

Ransomware is m _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ software

Ransomware is only removed once the victim pays the attacker a ransom p _ _ _ _ _ _

Describe two reasons why individuals may attack an organisations digital systems: