COMPUTER SECURITY AND TYPES OF ATTACKSPriyanka PaulrajVijaya ShindeKartika SonawaneSuwarana NimkardeIJARIIE
2. MITM attacks Man-in-the-middle (MITM) types of cyber attacks refer to breaches incybersecuritythat make it possible for an attacker to eavesdrop on the data sent back and forth between two people, networks, or computers. It is called a “man in the middle” attackbecause the attacker...
Phishing attacks are some of the most successful methods for cybercriminals looking to pull off a data breach. Antivirus solutions with identity theft protection can be "taught" to recognize phishing threats in fractions of a second. How can you tell the difference between a legitimate message ...
Common types of cyberattacks How to prevent cyberattacks Gartner® Report: Top Trends in Cybersecurity for 2025 Read Report What is a cyberattack? A cyberattack – also known as a cybersecurity attack – is any form of malicious activity targeting IT systems and/or the attackers orthreat ac...
Advanced persistent threat (APT) is a broad term used to describe an attack in which an intruder or team of intruders gains a long-term presence on a network, usually with the goal of stealing sensitive data. The targets of these attacks are carefully selected and investigated and often invol...
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10 common types of security incidents and how to prevent them Manytypes of cybersecurity attacks and incidentscould result in intrusions on an organization's network. These include the following. 1. Unauthorized attempt to access systems or data ...
Direct Memory Access AttacksDirect memory access (DMA) allows certain types of hardware devices to communicate directly with a device’s system memory. For example, if you use Thunderbolt to connect another device to your computer, the second device automatically has Read and Write access to ...
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 ...