Basic Computer Security

Map of Computer Security

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Targets

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Weaknesses

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Defenses

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Threats

general Software system Vulnerability

Operating system security

Secure by design

IDS

Malware

Viruses

Cyberattack

Authentication Identity

Leaked, stolen, weak passwords

Security through obscurity

Default Credential vulnerability

 Login

Password

MFA

Digital signature

Password cracking

Keystroke logging

Phishing

Authorization Privilege Debugging and administration tools
Default permissions
Backdoor		 Principle of least privilege

ACL

Privilege escalation

Network

Availability
Message authentication
Session

 Broadband access

Firewalls

DDoS mitigation

Message authentication code

TLS, HSTS, WPA3

Web exploits
Cross-site scripting
Denial-of-service attacks
MITM
Session hijacking

Data Privacy
Data integrity
Confidentiality
Sensitive information		 Data access Data security
Encryption
Data erasure
Chain of trust
Canary trap
NBDE

Data breach
Cryptographic attacks
Tampering
Ransomware

Application Code

Arbitrary code execution

Security bug

Buffer overflow

Security testing

Defensive programming

Secure coding

Buffer overflow protection

NX bit

ASLR

Code injection
Exploits

Social networks

Private account

CC

Ad credit

Weak passwords

Password recovery

 Security awareness

Phishing

Social engineering

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