SECURITY THREATS CAUSED BY HACKERS
AND VIRUSES
Security threats to e-Business include
Sniffer
• Sniffing is a technique that able to inspect packets of
data travelling through a network.
• Sniffing used to getting username and passwords,
identify theft and spying on email and chat messages.
• There are some examples of sniffing tools such as
wireshark, debookee and dSniff
SECURITY THREATS CAUSED BY HACKERS
AND VIRUSES
Security threats to e-Business include
Spoofing
• A cybercriminal poses as a trustworthy entity.
• Persuade user to perform something that is helpful to
the hacker but harmful to you.
• Example, spoofing when an internet scammer assumes
another person’s identity.
SECURITY THREATS CAUSED BY HACKERS
AND VIRUSES
Security threats to e-Business include
Splog (Spam Blog)
• Splog usually contain little or no information about the
blog author. Most of the time, the author information is
fake
• Spam blog often contain content stolen from other blogs
and website
• May contain links to unethical or illegal websites.
SECURITY THREATS CAUSED BY HACKERS
AND VIRUSES
Security threats to e-Business include
Spyware
• Type of malicious software designed to enter your
computer or mobile device.
• It aims to steal personal or organizational information
• E.g. CoolWebSearch, DarkHotel, Emotet