Computer Support/Security/Threats

This lesson covers security threats.

Objectives and Skills

Objectives and skills for the security threats portion of A+ certification include:

Identify common security threats and vulnerabilities.

• Malware
  • Spyware
  • Viruses
  • Worms
  • Trojans
  • Rootkits
  • Ransomware
• Phishing
• Spear phishing
• Spoofing
• Social engineering
• Shoulder surfing
• Zero day attack
• Zombie/botnet
• Brute forcing
• Dictionary attacks
• Non-compliant systems
• Violations of security best practices
• Tailgating
• Man-in-the-middle

Readings

1. Wikipedia: Social engineering (security)
2. Wikipedia: Malware
3. Wikipedia: Rootkit
4. Wikipedia: Phishing
5. Wikipedia: Shoulder surfing (computer security)
6. Wikipedia: Computer virus
7. Wikipedia: Worm (software)
8. Wikipedia: Trojan Horse (computing)

Multimedia

1. YouTube: Common Security Threats - CompTIA A+ 220-902 - 3.1