Blagging - An attack in which the perpetrator invents a scenario in order to convince the victim to give them data or money., Phishing - An attack in which the victim receives an email disguised to look as if it has come from a reputable source, in order to trick them into giving up valuable data., Hacking - Gaining unauthorised access to or control of a computer system, Malware - Malicious software designed to gain access to your computer with malicious intent., Viruses - Malicious form of self-replicating software., Worms - Replicate themselves but do not attach themselves to files as a virus does., Ransomware - Locks a computer, encrypts files, then demands payment to decrypt files, Trojans - A piece of software that appears to perform a useful function but it also performs malicious actions., Spyware - Unwanted software that monitors and gathers information on a person and how they use their computer., Adware - Infects a computer and causes it to download or display malicious adverts or pop-ups when the victim is online, Auto-updates - Software that automatically checks for available updates for the software you have on your computer., Anti-malware - Software that scans any file that is able to execute code. Will have a list of definitions of sequences of code that they are aware are malicious., Firewalls - Checks incoming and outgoing network traffic. It scans the data to make sure it doesn’t contain anything malicious, Brute Force - Multiple attempts are being made to log in to the account, DDoS - A large collection of malware-infected devices (zombies) used to perform an attack, Two-factor authentication - Uses a second verification code such as a text message, CAPTCHA - Please select all the pictures with Cats in, Backups - Copies of data, kept in a safe place,

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