The Data Protection Act, Requires organisations that store data on people to use it responsibly and keep it safe., Social engineering, Methods used by cybercriminals to deceive individuals into handing over information., Blagging, A story/scenario is invented to encourage a victim to give away confidential information or send money., Phishing, An attempt to gain personal information from the victim by deception, eg email pretending to be from the bank., Hacking, Gaining unauthorised access to a computer system., DDoS attack, Multiple computers flood a network or server with internet traffic in order to disrupt service., Bots, Automated programs that perform tasks repeatedly., Trojan, A type of malware that is desguised as legitimate software such as a game, software update or movie., Adware, Malware that can download or display adverts or pop-ups when the victim is online., Spyware, Malware that hides on your computer to monitor and gather information., Worm, A type of malware which replicates itself. It spreads through a network and uses resources to slow it down., Malware, Malicious software created to damage or gain illegal access to computer systems, Ransomeware, Malware that encrypts files. The attacker will demand a ransome be paid to decrypt the files., Virus, A type of malware which spreads by attaching itself to files or programs. To infect a system, the infected file or program (usually downloaded) needs to be executed by the user., Brute force attack, Accessing a protected resouces by repeatedly attempting to guess the key/password, The Computer Misuse Act 1990, Legislation introduced to stop hacking and cyber crime.

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