TYPES OF ATTACKS ON  PC SECURITY

• PHYSICAL- THEFT, DAMAGE  ETC
• DATA- REMOVAL, CORRUPTION ETC
• INTERNAL THREAT- IMPLOYEES CAN SEND MALICOUS CONTENT OR ACCIDENTAL THREAT

• EXTERNAL THREAT-OUTSIDERS CAN ATTACK THE CORPERATION USING THE INTERNET

VIRUS- A MALICIOUS SOFTWARE CODE THAT IS CREATED BY AN ATTACKER.

WORM-A SELF REPLICATING PROGRAM THAT USES A INFECTED COMPUTERS NETWORK TO DUPLICATE ITS CODE

TROJAN HORSE-a tupe of worm tha trys to trick by making it self look good

attackers can use these tools to install programs onto a computer

• activeX-controls activity on webpages
• Java-allows applets to run inside a browser
• JavaScript-interacts with HTML source to allow interactivity on web sites