Phishing vs

Phishing emails often appear to come from trusted sources, while spear phishing emails are always obviously fake. (correct)

Phishing targets individuals or organizations, while spear phishing is more generalized.

Phishing is more personalized and convincing, while spear phishing is more generalized.

Phishing involves sending targeted emails, while spear phishing is sent to a large number of people.

To block access to files on a targeted system or website.

To overwhelm a targeted system or website with traffic, making it inaccessible to legitimate users. (correct)

To take control of a targeted system or website.

To steal sensitive information from a targeted system or website.

A type of malware that is disguised as legitimate programs or files, but can do anything from stealing data to taking control of a computer system. (correct)

A type of malware that spreads quickly and efficiently through networks.

A type of malware that encrypts or blocks access to files on a computer system.

A type of malware that targets network infrastructure, such as firewalls and load balancers.

<p>Encryption ransomware locks the victim out of their system completely, while locker ransomware encrypts the victim's files.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Volumetric attacks aim to overwhelm the network bandwidth, while protocol attacks target network infrastructure such as firewalls and load balancers.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A type of malware that encrypts or blocks access to files on a computer system.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A type of malware that spreads quickly and efficiently through networks.</p> Signup and view all the answers