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...
Asupply chain attackis a type of cyberattack that targets a trusted third-party vendor who offers services or software vital to the supply chain.Software supply chain attacksinject malicious code into an application in order to infect all users of an app, whilehardware supply chain attackscompromi...
13. Web attacks Web attacks refer to threats that target vulnerabilities in web-based applications. Every time you enter information into a web application, you are initiating a command that generates a response. For example, if you are sending money to someone using an online banking applicatio...
There are many varieties of cyber attacks that happen in the world. If we know the various types of cyberattacks, it becomes easier for us to protect our networks. Know more!
Malware is any unexpected software on a device & can come in many forms. Discover how to defend against each type now.
Give yourself five or fewer tries before your application tells you to cool down. Consider investing in a password manager. Password managers automatically generate complex passwords that help prevent dictionary attacks. 5. Credential Stuffing If you've suffered a hack in the past, you know that...
DDoS Protection mitigates these attacks, differentiating between malicious and legitimate traffic, by interacting with the client, and blocking malicious traffic. Resource (application) layer attacks: These attacks target web application packets, to disrupt the transmission of data between hosts. They ...
SQL injection attackstarget web applications that rely on a database to store and retrieve data. By injecting malicious SQL queries into input fields, attackers exploit the application’s code vulnerabilities to gain unauthorized access to the underlying database or manipulate the data within it. Pro...
DoS attacks target different layers of the networking system. Using the Open System Interconnection(OSI) Model, we can also classify DoS attacks intothree broad categories: Application Layer DoS Attacks As the name suggests, these onestarget the app itself(Layer 7 of the OSI model where HTTP GET...
Both types of attacks overload a server or web application to interrupt services for legitimate users. A DoS (denial-of-service) attack comes from a single location, so it's easier to detect its origin and sever the connection. DDoS (distributed denial-of-service) attacks originate from multi...