Common Security Threats

3. Is an attack in which a site appears to do one thing but your click are actually redirected to do something else
4. The changing of an email header so that the email appears to come from a different source
6. A disruptive program disguised as a useful application. It relies on one to activate it before it can operate
9. Malware that is able to distribute itself over a network. It is able to reproduce itself. Usually distributed via email, without a person having to run an infected program.
10. Software that downloads itself onto your computer and bombards your computer with adverts that pop us whenever you are connected to the internet

1. A scamung practice where a user is automatically redirected to a fake website even if they type in the correct URL of the official site.
2. A message or article intended to deceive or defraud others
3. A program that is written to disrupt the normal functioning of a computer. Most viruses activate when you open or run an infected file
5. A type of software that records your keystrokes as you type in an attempt to dicover your personal information
7. Malware that makes data unavailable until you pay the hacket a ransom fee
8. Any technique or software that tries to monitor and track the way you use your computer, once it has done this, your information is sent to a third party.