Cybersecurity

• What is Data?


  Raw facts and figures
• When is information created?


  When data has been processed and becomes meaningful.
• Data can be used to create useful information and build a customer profile.
• Data might be collected like:

  • Personal info: name, DoB
  • Content: images, status updates
  • User behaviour: what pages you visit / like
  • Data on others: names of friends, phone numbers
• What is Social Engineering?


  A set of methods used by cyber criminals to deceive individuals into handing over info.
• What is Shouldering?


  It’s designed to steal passwords by watching the victim enter sensitive info.
• What is are Name Generator Attacks?


  It asks for info through an app, social media post or quiz to collect personal details.
• What is Phishing?


  A victim receives an email disguised to look as if it came from a reputable source.
• Some phishing examples:

  • email usually provides a link
  • unexpected email with a request for info
  • suspicious hyperlink and spelling / grammar mistakes
• What is Blagging?


  When someone tricks you in person or on the phone by pretending to be someone else to get your personal info or money.
• What is Hacking?


  Gaining unauthorised access to or control of a computer system.
• What is a Denial of Service attack (DoS)?


  A criminal makes a network or website unavailable by sending lots of requests to overload it.
• What is a Distributed Denial of Service Attack (DDoS)? 


  Same concept as a DoS attack but with more computers at the same time.
• What is a Brute force attack?


  A form of attack that makes multiple attempts to discover something.
• Computer Misuse Act 1990:

  • S1: unauthorised access to computer material
  • S2: unauthorised access with intent to commit or facilitate the commission of other offences
  • S3: unauthorised access to impair
• What is Malware?


  A software designed to gain access.
• What are Viruses?


  Self-replicating software, modifying code.
• What are Worms?


  They replicate and spread through network.
• What is Ransomeware?


  It copies itself, locks your computer by encrypting files and then ask for money to unlock them.
• Worms spread of their own, while Viruses need to attack to something.
• What is Trojan?


  It looks helpful but secretly does harmful things.
• What is Spyware?


  It’s unwanted software that watches what you do and collects your info without permisson.
• What is Adware? 


  It makes your device show unwanted ads or pop-ups when you’re online.