Adware: Adware is software designed to force
pre-chosen ads to display on your
system.
Attack: An attack is an
action that is done on a system to get its access and extract
sensitive data.
Back door: A back door, or
trap door, is a hidden entry to a computing device or
software that bypasses
security measures, such
as logins and
password protections.
Bot: A bot is a
program that automates an action so that it can be done repeatedly
at a much higher rate for a more sustained period than a human operator
could do
it. For example, sending HTTP, FTP or Telnet at a higher rate or calling script to
create objects at a higher rate.
it. For example, sending HTTP, FTP or Telnet at a higher rate or calling script to
create objects at a higher rate.
Botnet: A botnet, also known as zombie army, is a group of
computers controlled
without their owners’ knowledge. Botnets are used to send spam or make
denial of service attacks.
Brute force attack: A brute force attack is an automated and the simplest
kind of
method to gain access to a system or website. It tries different
combination of usernames and passwords, over and
over again, until it gets in.
Buffer Overflow: Buffer Overflow is a flaw that occurs when more data is
written
to a block of memory, or buffer, than
the buffer is allocated to hold.
Clone phishing: Clone phishing is the modification of an existing, legitimate email
with a false link to trick the
recipient into providing personal information.
Cracker: A cracker is one who modifies the software to access the
features which
are considered undesirable by the person cracking the software,
especially copy protection features.
Denial of service attack (DoS): A denial of service (DoS) attack is a malicious
attempt to make a server or a network resource unavailable to users,
usually by
temporarily interrupting or suspending the services of a host connected to the
Internet.
temporarily interrupting or suspending the services of a host connected to the
Internet.
DDoS: Distributed denial of service
attack.
Exploit Kit: An exploit kit is software system designed to run on web servers, with
the purpose of
identifying software vulnerabilities in
client machines communicating with it and exploiting
discovered vulnerabilities to upload and execute
malicious code on the client.
Exploit: Exploit is a piece of software, a
chunk of data, or a sequence of commands
that takes advantage of a bug or vulnerability to compromise the security
of a computer or network system.
Firewall: A firewall is a
filter designed to keep unwanted intruders outside a
computer
system or network while allowing safe communication between systems and users
on the inside of the firewall.
Keystroke logging: Keystroke logging is the process of tracking the keys which
are pressed on a computer (and which touchscreen points are used). It is
simply the map of a
computer/human interface. It is used by gray and black hat hackers to record
login IDs and passwords. Keyloggers are usually secreted onto a device using a Trojan delivered by a phishing email.
Logic bomb: A virus secreted into a system that triggers a malicious
action when
certain conditions are met. The most
common version is the time bomb.
Malware: Malware is an
umbrella term used to refer to a variety of forms of hostile
or intrusive software,
including computer
viruses, worms, Trojan
horses, ransomware, spyware, adware, scareware, and other malicious
programs.
Master Program: A master program is the program a black hat hacker uses to
remotely transmit commands to infected zombie drones, normally to carry
out Denial of Service attacks or spam
attacks.
Phishing: Phishing is an
e-mail fraud method in which the perpetrator sends out
legitimate-looking emails, in
an attempt to
gather personal and
financial information from recipients.
Phreaker: Phreakers are
considered the original computer hackers and they are
those who break into the telephone network illegally, typically to make
free long-
distance phone calls or to tap phone lines.
distance phone calls or to tap phone lines.
Rootkit: Rootkit is a
stealthy type of software, typically malicious, designed to hide
the existence of certain processes or programs from normal methods of
detection and enable continued privileged access to a computer.
Shrink Wrap code: A Shrink Wrap code attack is an act of exploiting holes in
unpatched or poorly configured
software.
Social engineering: Social engineering
implies deceiving someone
with the
purpose of acquiring sensitive and personal information, like credit
card details or user names and passwords.
Spam: A Spam is simply an unsolicited email, also known as junk
email, sent to a
large number of recipients without
their consent.
Spoofing: Spoofing is a
technique used to gain unauthorized access to computers,
whereby the
intruder sends messages to a computer with an IP address indicating that the
message is coming from a trusted host.
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Spyware: Spyware is software that aims to gather information about
a person or
organization without their knowledge and that may send such information
to another entity without the consumer's consent, or that asserts control over a
computer without the consumer's
knowledge.
SQL Injection: SQL injection is an SQL code injection technique, used to attack
data-driven applications, in which malicious SQL statements are inserted
into an
entry field for execution (e.g. to dump the database contents to the attacker).
entry field for execution (e.g. to dump the database contents to the attacker).
Threat: A threat
is a possible
danger that can
exploit an existing
bug or
vulnerability to compromise the
security of a computer or network system.
Trojan: A Trojan, or Trojan Horse, is a malicious program
disguised to look like a
valid program, making it difficult to distinguish from programs that are
supposed to be there
designed with an intention to destroy files, alter information, steal passwords or other information.
Virus: A virus is a
malicious program or a piece of code which is capable of copying
itself and typically has a detrimental effect, such as corrupting the
system or destroying data.
Vulnerability: A vulnerability is a weakness which allows a hacker to
compromise
the security of a computer or network
system.
Worms: A worm is a
self-replicating virus that does not alter files but resides in
active memory and duplicates itself.
Cross-site Scripting: Cross-site scripting (XSS) is a type of computer
security
vulnerability typically found in web applications. XSS enables attackers
to inject client-side script into web pages
viewed by other users.
Zombie Drone: A Zombie Drone is defined as a hi-jacked computer that is being
used anonymously as a soldier or 'drone' for malicious activity, for
example, distributing unwanted spam e-mails.
