CYBER ATTACKS / CYBER CRIME / SECURITY THREATS

By theinnnovationhub2k19 - June 05, 2019

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Cyber Attacks / Cyber Crime / Security Threats is an attempt by hackers to damage or destroy a computer network or system.

Different types of attacks

1. Money Laundering

2. Information Theft

3. Cyber pornography

4. Logical Bombs

5. Denial of Service (DoS)

6. Hacking

7. Pharming

8. Spamming

9. Phishing

10. E-mail spoofing

11. Cyber defamation

12. Crimes related to Intellectual Property Rights

Money Laundering:-

The concealment (to prevent) of the origins of illegally obtained money, typically by means of transfer involving foreign banks or legitimate (reasonable or acceptable) businesses.

Information Theft:-

It is now becoming the fastest growing crime with the rapid growth of internet.

Cyber Pornography:-

The rapid increase in the use of internet has to a space in cyber pornography.

Logical Bombs:-

Logical bombs are event-dependent that get activated on the occurrence of a particular predefined event.

Denial of services:-

Denial of services (DoS) causes web server to crash, thereby authorized users the service offered by the resource.

Hacking:-

A hacker is an unauthorized user who attempts to or gains access illegally to a computer system or network to destroy data, stealing, and altering data.

Pharming :-

It is a Hackers attack aiming to defraud internet surfers by hijacking a websites domain name, or URL and redirecting users to another websites where fraudulent request for information are made.

Spamming:-

Spamming is sending of unsolicited bulk commercial E-mail, junk newsgroup postings, instant message to a large number of people usually for advertising or marketing over the internet.

Phishing:-

Phishing is a fraudulent way of getting confidential information, such as user ID, password, credit card, Bank details, etc.

E-mail Spoofing:-

A spoofed email is the one when you receive an email message that appears to e-mailer hides his/her identity from the recipient, so that the recipient has no idea as to who sent the message.

Cyber Defamation:-

This may involve publishing of defamatory matter on the website or sending an email containing defamatory information to expose any one to hatred, contempt, or ridicule.

Crimes related to Intellectual property rights:-

The Intellectual property crime refers to the distribution of facts or data for a fee without a owners consent.

Next time we will discuss Good Computer Security Habits……….

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