Web Based Security Issues

There is no need to tell you what net is like today: Security covers lot more than just viruses. The threat facing a lay net user is far more complicated than just viruses. If you get online without an antivirus or a firewall installed, within minutes your computer will get infected. This article is aimed to give you an over look of the common security threats you might face in the web. For a system to be secure it should cover all the security issues present in the web.

As we know unlike yesteryears antivirus packages, it is now a day’s common to come across security suite bundles consist of an antivirus, a firewall and a spyware in one package.  Let us dig into the common security issues in the web.

Phishing

Phishing is the process by which, a user is forced to take part with sensitive financial and other personal details by posting as an authorized agent. Phishing usually takes the form of email, which will ask you to update your bank or company details to the given link. The webpage will look exactly like the original one. Some of the naïve users might enter the requested details like user name and password. These details are routed to the scammer who can then use those data whichever way he likes.

Rootkits

This type of application can hide other application from showing up in any of the system monitors. Rootkits are actually mad e famous by Sony; they used this application to hide their anti-piracy application from showing up. Rootkits will enable continues privileged access to a computer, while actively hiding it from the administrator. By inserting a rootkit, a malware can easily avoid detection by antivirus applications.

Browser Hijackers

Browser that has been hijacked will always open a certain webpage by default on start. A hijacked browser might also deny access to some site. In such scenario we can’t even delete the responsible file, as some part of the malware is loaded into memory when system boots.

Spyware

Spywares are usually used by a spammer, to gain entry into a system and monitor the user without his knowledge. As the name suggest the spyware act as a spy of the remote server. It will report confidential details like username and password to the remote server.

Keylogging

Keylogging is the process of recording the key stoke made by the user with the help of software. It is mainly used to find details such a password, username, bank account details etc.

Viruses

Viruses are the most common security threat in the web. Viruses always tag along with a file. Running that particular file will result in the virus in it to infect the system.

Trojans

Trojans are another threat which will be known even to a nave user. Trojan usually enters into a system by pretending as something else. The user will run the file by thinking it as something else. After being installed the Trojans can easily manipulate system data.

Worms

Worms are application that spread along a network all by itself.  They usually overload a network by moving from one node to another in huge numbers. This will result in the temporary down fall or crash of the network.

Data Sniffers

Data sniffers are usually used to know the content of a message. Messages are sent over internet as data packets. A data sniffer can be easily planted in a server through which the data passes, hence gaining access to the content of the message

These are the common threat issues that someone will come across in the web. Hope this article helps you to get a good overlook of the web based security issues.