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Terms and definitions from Course 1, Module 1
Computer Virus
Malicious code is written to Interfere with computer operations and cause damage to data & software.
Malware
Software designed to harm devices or networks.
Brain Virus
The virus was created by Pakistani brothers Amjad and Basit Farooq Alvi to track and stop illegal copies of their program, while also gauging piracy. The virus could sometimes destroy data, but it was not designed to corrupt data or spread chaos
Morris Worm
The worm sought out computers running a particular version of the UNIX operating system and spread rapidly by exploiting security flaws known by Morris and other skilled programmers.
Social Engineering
A manipulation technique that exploits human error to gain unauthorized access to sensitive, private, and/or valuable data
Love Letter Attack
In the year 2000, Onel De Guzman created the Love Letter malware to steal internet login credentials.
Phishing
It is the use of digital communications to trick people into revealing sensitive data or deploying malicious software.
The Equifax breach
In 2017, attackers successfully infiltrated the credit reporting agency, Equifax. This resulted in one of the largest known data breaches of sensitive information. Over 143 million customer records were stolen, and the breach affected approximately 40% of all Americans.
USB Baiting
An attack in which a threat actor strategically leaves a malware USB stick for an employee to find and unknowingly infect a network.
Watering Hole Attack
An attack in which a threat actor compromises a website frequently visited by a specific group of users
CSIRT
Computer Security Incident Response Teams
Business Email Compromise (BEC)
An attack in which a threat actor impersonates a known source to obtain a financial advantage
Ransomeware
A malicious attack during which threat actors encrypt an organization's data and demand payment to restore access
Virus
A malware program that modifies other computer programs by inserting its own code to damage and/or destroy data
Physical Social Engineering
An attack in which a threat actor impersonates an employee, customer, or vendor to obtain unauthorized access to a physical location
Vishing
The exploitation of electronic voice communication to obtain sensitive information or to impersonate a known source
Adversarial artificial intelligence (AI)
A technique that manipulates artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technology to conduct attacks more efficiently
Cryptographic attack
An attack that affects secure forms of communication between a sender and intended recipient
Hacker
Any person who uses computers to gain access to computer systems, networks, or data
Password attack
An attempt to access password secured devices, systems, networks, or data
Physical attack
A security incident that affects not only digital but also physical environments where the incident is deployed
Social media phishing
A type of attack where a threat actor collects detailed information about their target on social media sites before initiating the attack
Spear phishing
A malicious email attack targeting a specific user or group of users, appearing to originate from a trusted source
Supply-chain attack
An attack that targets systems, applications, hardware, and/or software to locate a vulnerability where malware can be deployed
