PHISHING
When you or your employees are contacted by email, telephone or text message by someone posing as a legitimate institution, they can gain access to sensitive data such as passwords, banking information, credit card details and more. Then, they use the stolen data to access important accounts.
TROJAN HORSE
A type of malware that is often disguised as legitimate software. You or your employees can be tricked into loading Trojans on your systems, which gives hackers access.
KEYLOGGING
Gaining access in a similar way to Trojan horse, keylogging is spyware revealing every click, touch, etc. to hackers, giving them access to passwords, PINS, financial accounts and more.
SPAMMING
Electronic messages like e-mails or other digital delivery systems that send unwanted bulk messages. The term can also be applied to text messages, instant messages, social media messages and more.
SPYWARE
Software designed to gather data from a computer or other device, and forward that data to a third-party without your consent.
MALWARE
Malicious software that damages or does other unwanted harm to programs or files.
VIRUS
A malicious computer code that replicates itself and damages programs and files as it replicates.
PAGE HIJACKING
Compromising a legitimate webpage by redirecting web traffic. The owner of the legitimate webpage loses control of their page.
