Brute Force Attacks are attacks that involve trial-and-error methods to decode encrypted data such as passwords or PIN numbers by systematically guessing every possible combination until the correct one is found. This type of attack exploits common weaknesses in password security like short or predict...
Resource (application) layer attacks: These attacks target web application packets, to disrupt the transmission of data between hosts. They include HTTP protocol violations, SQL injection, cross-site scripting, and other layer 7 attacks. Use a Web Application Firewall, such as the AzureApplication ...
1. DoS and DDoS attacks Adenial-of-service (DoS) attackis designed to overwhelm the resources of a system to the point where it is unable to reply to legitimate service requests. A distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack is similar in that it also seeks to drain the resources of a...
Two other types of attacks worth mentioning are Password cracking and Malicious insider. Hackers often use these attacks in the kill chain of events. Password cracking In this scenario, an attacker acquires access to an application, service, or data store that allows them to try many...
Moreover, services like OpenAI API greatly simplify integrating LLMs into any application. As a result, many businesses are now susceptible to specific types of cyber attacks. Let's look into some of the tactics that malicious users employ to inflict damage using prompt injection techniques. Sprea...
3. Why Are Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs) Difficult to Detect? APTs are challenging to detect because they involve stealthy, long-term attacks where attackers remain hidden within networks to gather information. They use sophisticated techniques to bypass detection tools, blend in with regular tra...
But in other side the VANET application would be interrupted by the attacker and this is the main disadvantage of the VANET. In VANET, there are various types of attack and attacker can attack on the VANET application such as interrupt the message, changing the order of the messages, ...
Example of man-in-the-middle attack In 2017, Equifax, the popular credit score company, was targeted by man-in-the-middle attacks that victimized users who used the Equifax app without using HTTPS, which is a secure way to browse the internet. As the users accessed their accounts, the ...
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attackstrick authenticated users into unknowingly executing actions on a web application without their consent. These attacks occur when a user is logged in and visits a malicious website, which then sends unauthorized requests to the target website on the user’...
such as pressure, heat, light, etc. The output of the sensor is generally an electrical signal that is transmitted to a controller for further processing. This article discusses an overview of types of wireless sensor networks, classification, types of attacks, types of mobility & routing protoco...