Attack methods and causes
Ransomware
Harmful software that locks an organization's files or computers and demands money to unlock them. Attackers often copy the files first and threaten to publish them.
More terms on this topic
- API abuse
- Backdoor
- Brute-force attack
- Credential stuffing
- CVE identifier
- Dark web / leak site
- DoS / DDoS attack
- Insider misuse
- Malware / computer virus
- Man-in-the-middle attack
- Misconfiguration
- Misdelivery
- Phishing
- Unauthorized access, intrusion and compromise
- Unauthorized login / impersonation
- Vulnerability
- Web vulnerability exploit / SQL injection
- Zero-day attack