IT Security - FHNW
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Cartes-fiches
Definition Cybersecurity
necessary activities to protect network and information systems, the users of such systems and other persons affected by cyber threads
What is Ransomware?
Attackersbreakinand encrypt data, then demand payment for release of access codes
What is Malware?
Malicious programsthatwillrun to have an adverse impact on the victim's system.
What is Crypto jacking?
Secretly using a hacked device for profitable computation (mining Cryptocurrency).
How do u define E-Mail related threads?
Bundle of threats targeting the human psyche and habits instead of technology
What are threats against data?
A data breach or leak is the release of sensitive, confidential, or protected data to an untrusted environment.
What are threats against availability and integrity?
Obstruction of access to victims’ data and malicious modification of web data. (DDos and web Attacks)
Disinformation-/misinformation: Definition?
Public campaigns to undermine trust and affect behaviour of victims.
Non-malicious threads?
Human error and physical disasters.
Actor-Typse of attacks?
State sponsored actors / Cybercriminals / Hacktivists/ Hacker-for-Hire actors
State-sponsored actors
Groups of attackers financed by states and acting in their interest. Main methods: Combination of typical cybercrime (as cover) espionage, supply-chain attacks and disinformation.
Cybercriminals: Definition
Individuals and groups that break laws to gain a financial advantage, e.g. though extortion, main methods: Ransomware and DDoS ransom
Hacker-for-Hire actors
Legal businesses (in their country) offering “Access as a Service” to private and state actors domestic and abroad. Main Methods: Zero-day exploits for surveillance (Pegasus)
Hacktivists: Definition
Political activists that employ cyberattacks to further their political aims. Main Methods: DDoS, Account Takeover, Data Leaking.
