Ais Study Guide - Chapter 6

Front 1

War Dialing

Back 1

Computer automatically dials phone numbers looking for modems.

Front 2

Denial-of-Service Attack

Back 2

Constant stream of requests made to a Web-server (usually via a Botnet) that overwhelms and shuts down service.

Front 3

Dictionary Attack

Back 3

Spammers use special software to guess addresses at a company and send blank e-mail messages. Messages not returned usually have valid e-mail addresses and are added to spammer e-mail lists.

Front 4

Data Diddling

Back 4

Making changes to data before, during, or after it is entered into a system.

Front 5

Zero-day attack

Back 5

An attack between the time a new software vulnerability is discovered and the time a software developer releases a patch that fixes the problem.

Front 6

Social Engineering

Back 6

Techniques, usually psychological tricks, to gain access to sensitive data or information. Used to gain access to secure systems or locations.

Front 7

Virus

Back 7

A segment of executable code that attaches itself to an application program or some other executable system component. When the hidden program is triggered, it makes unauthorized alterations to the way a system operates.

Front 8

Worm

Back 8

Similar to a virus, except that it is a program rather than a code segment hidden in a host program. A worm also copies itself automatically and actively transmits itself directly to other systems.

Front 9

Identity Theft

Back 9

Assuming someone else's identity.

Front 10

Posing

Back 10

Using a fake business to acquire sensitive information.

Front 11

Piggybacking

Back 11

When a perpetrator latches onto a user who is logging in to a system. The legitimate user unknowingly carries the perpetrator with him into the system.

Front 12

Malware

Back 12

Any software which can be used to do harm.

Front 13

Data Leakage

Back 13

Unauthorized copying of company data.