Suppose that while trying to access a collection of short videos on a website, you see a popup window stating that you need to install a custom codec in order to view the videos. What threat might be posed to your computer system if you accept the installation request? Hackers typically gather information as the first step of an attack on a network. Gathering information normally involves three phases—footprinting, scanning, and enumeration. Briefly describe each of these three phases

Suppose that while trying to access a collection of short videos on a website, you see a popup window stating that you need to install a custom codec in order to view the videos. What threat might be posed to your computer system if you accept the installation request? Hackers typically gather information as the first step of an attack on a network. Gathering information normally involves three phases—footprinting, scanning, and enumeration. Briefly describe each of these three phases