RISKS and THREATS for I.T.
- attacks
- as explained by Bruce Schneier
last updated 2008 Jan 30
 
. This page used in the following courses taught by Prof. Richardson
.
BIT 801
.

Chpt 3

Types of
Attacks
 

 Secrets & Lies: Digital Security in a Networked  World
by Bruce Schneier
Chpt 3 Attacks
 
KEY
POINTS		 Schneier's third chapter in the book is an excellent overview of the different classes of attacks. You are strongly encouraged to read the entire chapter. The main themes, summarized in point form, are arranged below.

The reason for knowing many of the terms on this list is so that you may understand the depth and range of the types of risks that can effect your organization.

WTGR
..

Chpt 3

Types of
Attacks
  • Criminal Attacks
    • fraud
    • scams
    • destructive attacks
    • intellectual property attacks 
      • piracy
      • unauthorized copy of text and images from one site to another
    • identity theft
      see        witiger.com/ecommerce/identitytheft.htm 
    • brand theft
    • prosecution
  • Privacy Violations
    • data harvesting
    • surveillance
    • databases
    • traffic analysis
    • massive electronic surveillance
  • Publicity Attacks
  • Legal Attacks
    • what "Patent Trolls" NTB did to R.I.M.
.
 

Chpt 3

Types of
Attacks

- Scams

 Scams
Schneier quotes the National Consumers League (Chpt 3, page 24)
"the five most common online scams are
- see www.witiger.com/ecommerce/scams.htm
  • sale of internet services
  • sale of general merchandise
  • auctions
  • pyramid and multi-level marketing schemes
  • business opportunities"
    		•
    .
    permission to quote Bruce Schneier and to quote from his book dealt with in emails June 9th, 2006. Copies of emails kept in the permissions binder.
     
     
    witiger.com
    		   CONTACT I MAIN PAGE I NEWS GALLERY I E-BIZ SHORTCUTS I INT'L BIZ SHORTCUTS I MKTG&BUSINESS SHORTCUTS I TEACHING SCHEDULE
    .
      MISTAKES ITEXTS USED I IMAGES I RANK IDISCLAIMER I STUDENT CONTRIBUTORS I FORMER STUDENTS I
    .
    .