Cybersecurity, Scam & Cybercrime Awareness
What is a Keylogger?
19 January 2020
A keylogger (short for keystroke logger) is a Malicious software (malware) that tracks or logs the keystrokes on your keyboard typically in a covert manner so that you don’t know that your actions are being monitored.
What is a Brute Force Attack?
17 January 2020
A brute force attack, also known as an exhaustive search, is a cryptographic hack that relies on guessing possible combinations of a targeted password until the correct password is discovered. The longer the password, the more combinations that will need to be tested.
What is Malware?
13 January 2020
Malware is the collective name for a number of malicious software variants, including viruses, ransomware and spyware. Shorthand for malicious software, malware typically consists of code developed by cyberattackers/cyber criminals, designed to cause extensive damage to data and systems or to gain unauthorized access to a network
What is Ransomware?
13 January 2020
Ransomware is malicious software with one aim in mind: to extort money from its victims. It's one of the most prolific criminal business models in existence today, mostly thanks to the multimillion-dollar ransoms criminals demand from individuals and corporations. These demands are very simple: pay the ransom, or have your operations severely compromised or shut down completely.
What is spoofing?
13 January 2020
Spoofing is the act of disguising a communication from an unknown source as being from a known, trusted source. Spoofing can apply to emails, phone calls, and websites, or can be more technical, such as a computer spoofing an IP address, Address Resolution Protocol (ARP), or Domain Name System (DNS) server.
What is phishing?
13 January 2020
Phishing is the fraudulent use of electronic communications e.g email, sms , phone call etc. to deceive and take advantage of users. Both individuals and organizations are at risk; almost any kind of personal or organizational data can be valuable, whether it be to commit fraud or access an organization’s network.
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