What is Cyber Security
Phishing
Is a type of cybercrime in which a sender seems to come from a genuine organization like PayPal, eBay, financial institutions.
Cyber-attack
Is an international concern that hacks the system, and other security attacks could endanger the global economy.
Virus
It is a malicious piece of code that spreads from one device to another. It can clean files, stoles information, or damage device.
Worms
It is a piece of software that spreads copies of itself from device to device without human interaction. It steals or damages the data.
Spyware
It is a software that secretly records information about user activities on their system, could capture credit card details that can be used by the cybercriminals.
Trojans
It is a type of malware or code that appears as legitimate software or file to fool us into downloading and running. Its primary purpose is to corrupt or steal data from our device.
Adware
It is an unwanted program that is installed without the user's permission. The main objective of this program is to generate revenue for its developer.
Ransomware
It's a piece of software that encrypts a user's files and data on a device, rendering them unusable or erasing. Then, a monetary ransom is demanded by malicious actors for decryption.
Security
concerned with the protection of systems, networks, applications, and information.
Cyber security
is the practice of defending computers, servers, mobile devices, electronic systems, networks, and data from malicious attacks. It's also known as information technology security or electronic information security.
Malware
malicious software, which is the most common cyber attacking tool.
Cyber
refers to the technology that includes systems, networks, programs, and data.