Cyber Threats

Adware - A program that repeatedly and disruptively displays advertisements on a user’s computer.

Denial of service attack (DDOS) - A network attack which stops users from accessing a part of the network or website

Malware - Any program, such as viruses, worms, Trojans and adware, that are designed to be harmful to the computer on which they are run.

Ransomware - A type of malware that uses encryption to lock the user out of their files

SQL Injection - A piece of SQL code which can be typed into an input box to try and attack the SQL database

Surveillance - The act of monitoring what people are accessing on the internet (such as using spyware)

Trojan - A type of malware which is disguised as legitimate software

Virus - A type of malware which spreads by attaching itself to files

Worms - A type of malware that replicates itself