| It is very important to educate ourselves about | | | | 4. Usage of Virus/Spyware infected pen-drive on a |
| different types of security attacks. A computer can be | | | | computer system can all sorts of unwanted problems. |
| attacked for many reason like gain control over the | | | | 5. Activity caused by user can also cause attacks on |
| computer system, to spy the activity of a user on the | | | | the computer. Downloading e-mail attachments from |
| internet, to rob highly important personal data such as | | | | unknown sources and submitting username and |
| credit card details, SSN, passwords, etc; to access | | | | passwords on unsecure login pages. |
| Wi-Fi internet, to malign the performance of a | | | | 6. Bounce attacks are attacks done on |
| computer, etc. | | | | oneâEUR(TM)s computer by means of someone |
| Such attacks that are mentioned above can be done | | | | elseâEUR(TM)s hacked computer. |
| through various ways. Let us learn about some of the | | | | 7. Port scanner software searches for any open |
| different types of security attacks that a computer | | | | hosts present on a computer network and is then |
| may encounter. | | | | attacked. |
| | | | 8. Spyware, malware, virus attacks are one of the |
| 1. One of the well known security attacks are physical | | | | most well-known types of attacks. |
| attacks such as stealing data or any hardware parts | | | | 9. A hacker can only look for an open Wi-Fi |
| from the computer, disrupting the normal performance | | | | connection that he can make use of to carry out his |
| of the computer. | | | | practices. Such attacks are very common these days |
| 2. Attacks can also be aimed at running the proper | | | | as many are going for wireless internet connection. |
| functioning of any service on the computer such as | | | | Different types of security attacks can be solved by |
| changing the TCP/IP settings and breaking the access | | | | upgrading the security of your computer. Your |
| to the server. | | | | computer may be prone to the above mentioned |
| 3. A system can be hacked by means of backdoor | | | | attacks because defense mechanism of your |
| programs that allow other malicious programs to enter | | | | computer is slow. Security programs such as antivirus |
| the system. | | | | and firewall can help you overcome such attacks. |