Cyber Security

Lecture # 4

Dr. Shafiq Hussain

Associate Professor

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 Objectives
Introduction to Cybersecurity

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Cloud:
• Cloud computing is providing on-demand services
over the internet.

• If you want to run a business and you need to keep

user data and you decide to do it on a hard drive, you
will need a lot of storage space and a tech staff for it.

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Cloud:
• Cloud service providers like Microsoft Azure, AWS,
and Google Cloud, which offer on-demand services
and are both cost-effective and low-risk in terms of
security, make this procedure simple.

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IP Address:
• The world IP stands for Internet Protocol.

• An IP address is a series of numbers allocated to

computers routers servers, and pretty much anything
connected to the Internet, including websites.

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IP Address:
• It functions very similarly to a standard address,
allowing users to find any system or device on the
global network by specifying its location

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Rootkit:
• A rootkit is a collection of programs or software tools
that allow hackers to remotely access and control a
computer or network.

• Although rootkits do not directly damage users, they

have been used for other purposes that are legal, such
as remote end-user support.

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Rootkit:
• However, the majority of rootkits either leverage the
system for additional network security attacks or
open a backdoor on the targeted systems for the
introduction of malware, viruses, and ransomware.

• Typically, a rootkit is installed without the victim's

knowledge via a stolen password or by taking
advantage of system flaws.

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Rootkit:
• In order to avoid being picked up by endpoint
antivirus software, rootkits are typically employed in
conjunction with other malware.

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BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) :

• Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) is a company
policy that permits, encourages, or mandates
employees to access enterprise systems and data
using their own personal devices, such as laptops,
tablets, and smartphones, for work-related activities.

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Pen-testing :
• An approach to security evaluation where manual
exploitations and automated techniques are used by
attack and security professionals.

• Only environments with a solid security

infrastructure should employ this advanced kind of
security evaluation with a mature security
infrastructure.

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Pen-testing :
• Penetration tests can disrupt operations and harm
systems because they employ the same equipment,
procedures, and methodology as malicious hackers

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Social Engineering :
• Instead of breaking in or utilizing technical hacking
techniques, social engineering is a growingly popular
way to access restricted resources.

• This strategy relies on user manipulation and human

psychology.

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Social Engineering :
• An employee might get an email from a social
engineer purporting to be from the IT department in
order to deceive him into disclosing private
information rather than trying to uncover a software
weakness in a company system.

• Phishing assaults are built on a foundation of social

engineering.

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Clickjacking :
• While someone is tricked into clicking on one object
on a web page when they want to click on another,
this practice is known as clickjacking.

• In this manner, the attacker is able to use the victim's

click against them.

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Clickjacking :
• Clickjacking can be used to enable the victim's
webcam, install malware, or access one of their
online accounts.

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Deepfake:
• A piece of audio or video that has been altered and
changed to make it seem authentic or credible.

• The most perilous aspect of the prevalence of

deepfakes is that they can easily convince individuals
into believing a particular tale or idea, which may
lead to user behavior that has a greater impact on
society at large, such as in the political or financial
spheres.
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Multi-Factor Authentication:
• Multi-factor authentication (MFA), also referred to as
two-factor authentication, makes it more difficult for
hackers to access your account by requiring you to
provide at least two different credentials.

• MFA requires a second factor to confirm your identity

in addition to your username and password, such as a
one-time security code, a fingerprint scan, or a face
recognition scan.
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User Authentication:
• A technique to prevent unauthorized users from
accessing sensitive data is user authentication.

• For instance, User A can only see data that is relevant

and cannot view User B's sensitive information.

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Antivirus:
• The newest virus detection technology is integrated
into anti-virus systems to shield users against viruses,
spyware, trojans, and worms that can damage
computer hardware through email or web browsing.

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Ethical Hacking:
• With the owner's permission, breaches the network to
obtain sensitive information—completely legal.
Typically, this technique is used to check for
infrastructure weaknesses.

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Cyber Attack :
• Any attempt to breach a logical environment's
security boundary.

• An attack may concentrate on intelligence gathering,

disrupting company operations, exploiting
weaknesses, keeping track of targets, stopping work,
obtaining value, harming logical or physical assets, or
leveraging system resources to enable assaults against
other targets.
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Network:
• Two or more computers connected together to share
resources (such printers and CDs), exchange files, or
enable electronic communications make up a
network.

• A network's connections to its computers can be made

by cables, phone lines, radio waves, satellites, or
infrared laser beams.

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Internet of Things:
• The phrase "Internet of Things" (IoT) refers to
commonplace items that are connected to the internet
and are capable of autonomously collecting and
transferring data without requiring human input.

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Internet of Things:
• Any physical thing that can be given an IP address
and can transport data is considered to be a part of the
Internet of Things, which also includes traditional
computers, vehicles, CCTV cameras, household
appliances, and even people.

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Penetration Test:
• A penetration test, commonly referred to as a pen test,
simulates a cyberattack on your computer system to
look for weaknesses that could be exploited.

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Penetration Test:
• Pen testing involves attempting to get into any
number of application systems (such as
frontend/backend servers, APIs, etc.) in order to find
security holes like unsanitized inputs that are
vulnerable to code injection attacks.

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