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Brute
force is a trial and error method to decode encrypted data such
as passwords. |
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A
denial of service (DoS) attack is an incident in which a user
or organization is deprived of the services of a resource they
would normally expect to have. Normally flooding ports, common
attacks are: Buffer Overflow, Smurf, SYN, and Teardrop Attacks. |
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Anonymous
e-mailing and mail bombing. |
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The
manipulation of data to prevent accurate interpretation by all
but those for whom the data is intended |
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A
hardware or software vulnerability that can be 'exploited' to
gain access to a system or service. |
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A
keylogger is a computer program that captures the keystrokes of
a computer user and stores them. Modern keyloggers can store additional
information, such as images of the user’s screen. Most malicious
keyloggers send this data to a third party remotely (such as via
email). |
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Port
Scanners, Honey Pots, Sniffers, IP utilities and other network
tools. |
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Password
generators and more. Tools to create good passwords, store many
passwords, etc. |
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A
Proxy is a gateway that relays one Internet session to another. |
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“Trojan
horse”; a reference to the story of the Trojan War, a piece
of malware (such as a virus program) contained within a legitimate
program. The purpose of the Trojan can be wide, but the distribution
approach is to attempt to have the user willingly install the
host program to gain access to the victim’s computer. |
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A
virus is a software program capable of reproducing itself and
usually capable of causing great harm to files or other programs
on the same computer; "a true virus cannot spread to another
computer without human assistance" |