Network Security

Network Security

1. Main forms of attacks

   • passive attack
     • A type of attack which where someone monitors data travelling on a network and interceps any sensitive information which they find.
     • way to reduce this attack
       • encryption
   • Insider attack
     • A type of attack which where someone inside the organisation exploits their network access to steal information
     • how to reduce this attack
       • user access levels
   • Active attack
     • A type of attack which where someone attacks a network with malware or other planned attacks
     • way to reduce this attack
       • firewalls
   • Brute force attack
     • a type of attack which is used to gain information by cracking passwords through trail and error. it uses au5tomated software to produce highly likely password combinations.
     • how to reduce this attack
       • using strong passwords will reduce the risk of this attack
   • Distributed Denial of service attack
     • A type of attack which where a hacker tries to stop users from accessing a part of a network or website.Most attacks involve the flooding of data packets making the network increasingly slow.
     • way to reduce this attack
       • firewalls