5. Phishing attacks Phishing attacksare a type of information security threat that employs social engineering to trick users into breaking normal security practices and giving up confidential information, including names, addresses, login credentials, Social Security numbers, credit card information ...
Before diving into specific types of cyberattacks, let's first discuss some of the motivations behind why threat actors would look to wreak havoc on a security organization. Cybercrime This category includes efforts by threat actors to profit from malicious attacks, and can be subcategorized into ...
Man-in-the-middle (MITM) types of cyber attacks refer to breaches in cybersecurity that 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” attack because the attacker positions them...
Discover the types of cyber attacks in cyber security. Learn about common cyber threats, their impact, and how to protect against cybersecurity attacks.
Drive-by Downloadshave become increasingly popular to deliver malware and as an initial access vector for malware. Two major strains of malware delivered this way are Gootloader and SocGholish, often via compromised websites. Supply chain attackshave been leveraged by various threat actors, includin...
There are three main types of social engineering attacks: Phishing Vishing Smishing Phishing Phishing uses email or websites to solicit personal information from individuals that then allows the cybercriminal to gain access to unauthorized areas, such as bank accounts or other sensitive fields. The em...
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...
The proposed security scheme is based the calculate hop count and also maintain the record of hop count till the destination is not found. In this paper we highlight the different routing techniques, attacks effect and security proposed by different authors in field of CRN. The whole focus of...
Cybercrime often begins with hacking. Learn about hackers, how hacking works, and how to identify the most common hacking attacks.
detecting, and responding tocyberattacks. Any information stored on an Internet-connected device, computer system, or network can be hacked. With the proper measures in place, this can be prevented. Given that the world is more reliant on computers than ever before, cybersecurity has become esse...