SHOW UNDERSTANDING OF THE NEED TO KEEP ONLINE SYSTEMS SAFE FROM ATTACKS INCLUDING
DENIAL OF SERVICE ATTACKS, PHISHING, PHARMING
DDOS ATTACKS ARE WHEN A SERVER BANDWIDTH IS FLOODED WITH GHOST IP’S OR COMPUTERS ALL TRYING TO GET INFORMATION, TO PREVENT LEGITIMATE USERS FROM ACCESSING THE DATA. THIS CANNOT REALLY BE PREVENTED EXCEPT INSTALLING ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE TO PREVENT SOFTWARE TO LAUNCH THESE ATTACKED FROM BEING INSTALLED.
PHISHING - AN ATTACK THAT SENDS AN EMAIL OR DISPLAYS A WEB ANNOUNCEMENT FALSELY CLAIMING TO BE FROM A LEGITIMATE COMPANY IN AN ATTEMPT TO TRICK USERS INTO GIVE UP PERSONAL/PRIVATE INFORMATION.
PHARMING - REROUTES THE USER FROM GOING TO A LEGITIMATE WEBSITE BY REDIRECTING THEM TO A BOGUS WEBSITE TO GET THEIR PERSONAL INFORMATION.
DDOS ATTACKS ARE WHEN A SERVER BANDWIDTH IS FLOODED WITH GHOST IP’S OR COMPUTERS ALL TRYING TO GET INFORMATION, TO PREVENT LEGITIMATE USERS FROM ACCESSING THE DATA. THIS CANNOT REALLY BE PREVENTED EXCEPT INSTALLING ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE TO PREVENT SOFTWARE TO LAUNCH THESE ATTACKED FROM BEING INSTALLED.
PHISHING - AN ATTACK THAT SENDS AN EMAIL OR DISPLAYS A WEB ANNOUNCEMENT FALSELY CLAIMING TO BE FROM A LEGITIMATE COMPANY IN AN ATTEMPT TO TRICK USERS INTO GIVE UP PERSONAL/PRIVATE INFORMATION.
PHARMING - REROUTES THE USER FROM GOING TO A LEGITIMATE WEBSITE BY REDIRECTING THEM TO A BOGUS WEBSITE TO GET THEIR PERSONAL INFORMATION.
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