网络犯罪与网络安全Cybercrime.ppt

CYBERCRIME NETWORK SECURITY Steve Wheeler Faculty of Education INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY A discipline that protects the Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability of information and information services aka: Network Security, Computer Security, Information Assurance, Cyber Warfare Motivation for Hackers: The challenge... ‘because it’s there!’ Ego Espionage Ideology Mischief Money (extortion or theft) Revenge Real Time Analysis Zombie BotNets Phishing Exercise 1 What do you think are the characteristics of Hackers? Hacker Characteristics Predominantly male Aged from mid-teens to mid-twenties Lacking in social skills Fascination or obsession with computers Underachiever in other areas who sees computing as a means of being important or powerful Threats: MALWARE Malware is Malicious Software - deliberately created and specifically designed to damage, disrupt or destroy network services, computer data and software. There are several types... Malware Types Viruses: Conceal themselves Infect computer systems Replicate themselves Deliver a ‘payload’ Malware Types Worms: Programs that are capable of independently propagating throughout a computer network. They replicate fast and consume large amounts of the host computers memory. Malware Types Trojan Horses: Programs that contain hidden functionality that can harm the host computer and the data it contains. THs are not automatic replicators - computer users inadvertently set them off. Malware Types Software Bombs: Time Bombs - triggered by a specific time/date Logic Bombs - triggered by a specific event Both are introduced some time before and will damage the host system Exercise 2 What do you think motivates Malware writers to create and unleash these attacks? Malware Writer Motivations To see how far the virus can spread To cause damage and destruction to a targeted individual or organisation To achieve a feeling of superiority/power To leverage some form of personal gain To provide a ‘lesson’ in Int