🕵️ Spot the Threat

Phishing — fake messages pretending to be from a trusted source, tricking you into giving away personal info or clicking malicious links.

Malware — malicious software (viruses, worms, trojans, spyware) designed to damage or gain unauthorised access to a system.

Brute Force Attack — repeatedly guessing passwords automatically until the correct one is found.

Social Engineering — manipulating people (not computers) into breaking normal security procedures, e.g. by pretending to be IT support.

DoS Attack — flooding a server with traffic so it can't respond to real users (Denial of Service).

SQL Injection — entering malicious code into an input box to manipulate a database.

Safe — a legitimate message or situation with no red flags.