THREATS TO HARDWARE

Presentation By
Maaz Muhammad Anwar Ali
(BW437515)
 THREA
T

ANYTIHNG THAT MAY

DAMAGE, HURT OR LOSS IS
CALLED THREAT.

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 HOW DO YOU
NOTICE ?

 PROGRAMS TAKE LONGER TO LOAD.

 PROGRAMS ACCESS MULTIPLE DISK DRIVES.
 RAM DECREASES SUDDENLY OR STEADILY.
 DISK SPACE DECREASES RAPIDLY.
 BAD DISK SECTORS STEADILY INCREASE.

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 HACKER
S

A person who
uses
computers to
gain
unauthorized
access to data

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 VIRUSE
S
A piece of code
which is capable
of copying itself
and typically has
a detrimental
effect, such as
corrupting the
system or
destroying data
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 COMPUTER
CRASHES

A serious computer
failure. A computer crash
means that the
computer itself stops
working or that a
program aborts
unexpectedly

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 SAFE
COMPUTING
METHODS
YOU MAY
• USE PRE RUN
CHECKUPS
• REINITIALIZE SYSTEM
• REINSTALL
NO ! APPLICATIONS
• REFORMAT HARD DISK
VIRUS • OBSERVE OPERATION
TIMINGS
• LOG DISK SPACE
• LOG BAD SECTORS

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CONCLUSIO
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1.2 ATTACKS

Attacking Hardware, Software, and Data

Threats, Vulnerabilities, and Controls

A vulnerability is a weakness in the security system, for

example, in procedures, design, or implementation, that might be
exploited to cause loss or harm.

A threat to a computing system is a set of

circumstances that has the potential to cause loss or
harm.

A threat is blocked by control of a vulnerability.

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Types of Threats

• An interception means that some unauthorized party has gained

access to
an asset.

•In an
interruptio
n, an asset
of the
system
becomes
lost,
unavailable
,
or
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Vulnerabilities

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Software Vulnerabilities

Software Deletion

Software Modification

Other categories of software modification include

• a Trojan horse: a program that overtly does one thing while
covertly doing another
• a virus: a specific type of Trojan horse that can be used to
spread its “infection” from one computer to another
• a trapdoor: a program that has a secret entry point
• information leaks in a program: code that makes
information
accessible to unauthorized people or programs

Software Theft
Hardware Vulnerabilities
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