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14 Cards in this Set
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Web Threat |
Any threat that uses the internet to perform malicious activities |
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Web Threats includes... |
Trojan Horses, Spyware, Adware, Pharming |
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Cyber Criminals |
Steal information for subsequent sale |
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Social Engineering |
The means by which people are manipulated or deceived into performing certain actions |
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Generic Conversation Non-English Language Virus or Patch Alerts Account Information Mail Delivery Error Physical Attraction Free Downloads Accusatory Current Events |
Types of Message Content |
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Spam, Hoax, Phishing, Pharming, Botnet |
Forms of Web Threats |
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Spam |
Represents a high volume of threats that exist on the web |
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Email, Newsgroup, Spim, Mobile/SMS |
Forms of Spam |
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Hoax |
It is an attempt to trick people into believing that something false is real. |
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Phishing |
A malicious activity involving social engineering tecniques that would lead usersbto divulge their personal information. |
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Authentic looking sender Socially-engineered message Link to a fraudulent web pahe |
Components of Phishing |
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Pharming |
Way of redirecting users ti malicious websites through a technique called DNS cache poisoning. |
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DNS Cache Poisoning |
New strategy in which malicious hackers use DNS server they control to feed erronous information to other DNS servers. |
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Botnet |
Known as Network Zombie Machine under the control of cyber-criminals. |
