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Qualifications Pearson BTEC Digital Information Technology B1 Threats to data

Why Systems Are Attacked

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A hacker breaks into a company's network and boasts about it online to other hackers. What is the main reason for the attack?
To gain recognition for their skills
A rival company pays a hacker to obtain a manufacturer's design plans. What is the rival likely to do with them?
Produce counterfeit copies or gain a competitive advantage
An attacker locks a company's servers and demands money before unlocking them. What is the attacker aiming for?
Financial gain through extortion
Why might a former employee be more likely to break into an organisation's systems successfully?
They already know the systems and their weaknesses
A group floods a retailer's website with fake traffic so customers cannot place orders. What is the main aim?
To disrupt the company's normal operations
A criminal uses someone else's name, address and bank details to take out a loan. Which crime does this describe?
Identity theft
Which statement best describes the difference between industrial espionage and data and information theft?
Industrial espionage targets business secrets, while data theft targets personal details
An online shop's website is defaced and cannot take orders for a week. What is the main effect on the shop?
It loses earnings and its reputation is damaged
An attacker steals customer data and sells it to an organised criminal gang. Which reason for attacking systems does this describe?
Financial gain
Which term describes the act of stealing business information, trade secrets or intellectual property from an organisation?
Industrial espionage
What is meant by a personal attack on the systems of an organisation?
An attack motivated by a grudge, often by a former employee
Which term describes gaining money by threatening someone or putting them under pressure?
Extortion
What is meant by data and information theft?
Stealing valuable details such as names, addresses and financial data and selling them on a black market
Which term describes any attack that prevents an organisation from operating normally, such as defacing a website or slowing down a service?
Disruption
What is meant by an attack carried out for fun or for the challenge?
The attacker has the skill to break in and finds it interesting