Network Attacks

Network Attacks

1. Vulnerabilities

   • Ransomware
     • Some one gets control of your device and makes you pay to get it back
   • Man in the Middle
     • This attack involves listening in on private conversations and data transfers between users and this attack can be used to trick the users into giving out private information
   • DDOS
     • Denial of Service means that the computers that it affects cannot be used or have limited use
   • Trojan
     • A fake thing is sent to the network, the network lets it in and the Trojan attacks
   • Malware
     • Malicious software that infects a computer through downloads and can slow down computers, wifi speeds and can track what the user is doing
   • Phishing
     • An email that is sent to the person you want to trick, they click the email that is filled with some sort of virus because they think it is a safe email
   • Data Interception
     • This attack involves pretending to be part of a network in order to intercept data packets that are being sent across it to gain sensitive information
   • Social Engineering
     • Uses psychological tactics to get people to give away personal information, pretending to be someone who needs financial help and people who help will be rewarded greatly then when you receive money, you run away
   • Data Sniffing
     • Data sniffers are either hardware or software that are used to analyse data packets for sensitive information
   • Message Tampering
   • SQL Injection
     • An SQL injection is when a poorly designed application has script written into it that can do stuff to the network or application
   • Eavesdropping
     • This one involves literally intercepting calls between people and listening in on private conversations
   • Brute Force
     • These attacks include logging into people's accounts and devices without permission

2. How to Prevent Attacks

   • Common Sense can be used to defend against...
     • Social Engineering
   • A decent antivirus (not sponsored by Protogent) can be used to defend against...
     • Malware
   • Two factor authentication can be used to defend against...
     • Brute Force