Module 3 Flashcards
Common Network Intrusion Attacks
Malware
Spoofing
Packet Sniffing
Packeting Flooding
Attacks Can Harm An Organization By
Leaking valuable or confidential information
Damaging an organizations reputation
Impacting customer retention
Costing money and time
Denial of Service Attack (Dos)
An attack that targets a network or server and floods it with network traffic
Distributed Denial of Service Attack (DDoS)
A type of denial of service attack that uses multiple devices or servers in different locations to flood the target network with unwanted traffic.
SYN (synchronize) Flood Attack
A type of DoS attack that simulates a TCP connection and floods a server with SYN packets.
Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)
An Internet protocol used by devices to tell each other about data transmission errors across the network.
Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) Flood
A type of DoS attack performed by an attacker repeatedly sending ICMP packets to a network server
Ping of Death
A type of DoS attack caused when a hacker pings a system by sending it an oversized ICMP packet that is bigger than 64kb.
Passive Packet Sniffing
A type of attack where data packets are read in transit
Active Packet Sniffing
A type of attack where data packets are manipulated in transit
IP Spoofing
A network attack performed when an attacker changes the source IP of a data packet to impersonate an authorized system and gain access to a network
Common IP Spoofing Attacks
On-path attack
Replay attack
Smurf attack
On-Path Attack
An attack where a malicious actor places themselves in the middle of an authorized connection and intercepts or alters the data in transit
Replay Attack
A network attack performed when a malicious actor intercepts a data packet in transit and delays it or repeats it at another time
Smurf Attack
A network attack performed when an attacker sniffs an authorized users IP address and floods it with packets
