Cyber Attacks

1. Cyber Attacks
T y p e s o f
Denial-of-service
Phishing
Malware
Man-in-the-middle
Zero-day Exploit
Password Attack
Web Attack
Is the type of attack in which the threat actor sends the target immense traffic,
therefore blocks its networks and makes it inaccessible to its usual users (employee
or customer).
A web attack happens when a threat actor targets
the web application of a company. It can be in the
form of SSL injection, Cross-Site Scripting (XSS),
brute force attack, and similar.
Is the type of attack in which the threat actor SECRETLY intercepts communications
between two parties, listens to it and in most cases modifies it.
Malicious software (malware) is a collective name for viruses, worms, trojans,
ransomware, etc. It is usually performed to cause data damage or gain unauthorized
access to a computer network.
An attack performed by email, intended for the e-mail recipient to disclose
confidential information or to download malicious software by clicking a link in the
mail. Depending on the channel it is performed through, or the target, it can be
divided into smishing, fishing, spear phishing, whaling, and search engine phishing.
This is an attack that happens the very same day there is a security vulnerability
discovered in the system
It is a very common form of attack. Here, the threat
actor gets a user's (employee or customer)
credentials to gain access to a network. It can be
performed through brute-forcing, credential stuffing,
password spraying, etc.
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