security review

All viruses are considered malware

Attackers that use brute force guess the password once and give up

Phishing is an attack by emailing someone to trick them into clicking a link to steal information.

A worm is a software that replicates itself to many files across the pc to slow down performance

Which of the following is an attack that is a hidden piece of code that is downloaded with a program

An example of downloading malware is installing a file from an untrusted source

DDoS attack is when an excess amount of packets or requests are sent to the network to crash it.

Opening a suspicious email file can potentially harm your device

A computer virus is a software that contains itself to one specific program to slow down performance

IP spoofing creates an fake IP address to trick the device into sending info to them instead of the intended address

Malware is a general term for a software that is meant to disrupt communication

adware is a software installed on your device that automatically sends advertisements and downloads applications

Which of the following attacks monitors what you do on your device without you knowing

A network attack is a malicious act directed towards a network to disrupt communication and steal information