1. organize the types of attacks below into three main categories
a. use the outline given below to place the types of attacks in main and sub categories. one
category has five sub types of attacks. another category has three sub types of attacks.
the last category has six types of attacks.
2. for each main category include:
a. a brief description
b. at least 2 references cited about the category, where one could read more about it.

keystroke logging
teardrop
virus
spyware
ping flooding
worms
cookies
man in the middle
trojan horse
flooding
mail flooding
data theft
dos attack
phishing
pop up ads
syn flooding
computer infestations
spyware

The six security levels are :  

1. Physical - operations center for technical equipment, guards

2. Network - firewalls, encrypting network traffic

3. User - passwords, social engineering

4. Procedural - classification levels for access to certain documents

5. File - file permissions, encryption  

6. Application - software logs, application permission

These securities level are interconnected and help in making the decisions regarding system security.

Example of :

Threat Categories - Extortion, Vandalism, Trespass and Espionage

Attacker Profiles - Employee, Spy, Hacktivist

Types of attacks - Back door, Spoofing, Mail bombing

Explanation:

answerthe reference of the object;