What is social engineering?
the manipulation of individuals to gain access to unauthorised data/information e.g. employees
what is a brute force attack?
the constant guessing of passwords - trail and error
What is a Denial of Service (DoS) attack?
flooding a server with fake requests that heavily slows down or potentially completely stops the accessibility of the server to other users
What is data interception?
the monitoring of packets sent on a network to steal sensitive information
what is SQL and what does it stand for?
Structured Query Language is one of the main coding languages used to access databases
What is a SQL injection?
inserting malicious SQL code into a query to gain unauthorised access to databases
what is penetration testing?
when companies hire specialists to expose weaknesses in their systems
what is a DDoS attack?
an attacker distributes an attack on a targeted website from many different online devices and hijacks victims computers to slow down or completely stop a targeted website by sending online traffic
what is a white hat hacker?
a qualified specialist that is hired by a company to expose weaknesses in their systems
what is a grey hat hacker?
a hacker who exposes weaknesses in a companies systems without permission, however informs them anyways
what is a black hat hacker?
a hacker who hacks a companies systems with malicious intent
