Types of attacks

Types of attacks

1. Recoinassanse Attack

   • MITIGATION
     • Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA)
     • Anti-sniffer software
   • Port Scanning
   • Ping Sweep

2. DoS Attacks

   • MITIGATION
     • IPS
     • firewalls
     • Antispoofing Technologies
       • port security
       • IP Source Guard
       • ACLs
       • DHCP
   • Ping of Death
   • Smurf Attack
   • TCP SYN Flood Attack

3. Access Attacks

   • MITIGATION
     • Strong Password Security
     • Cryptography
     • Principle of minimum trust
     • application patches
     • Password attack
     • Trust exploitation
     • Port redirection
     • Buffer overflow
     • Social Engineering
       • Phishing
       • Spam
       • Pretexting

4. VIRUS

   • Worm
   • Trojan
   • Horse
   • MITIGATION
     • Antivirus software

5. Cisco SecureX architecture

   • Scanning Engines
   • Delivery Mechanisms
   • Security Intelligence Operations (SIO)
   • Policy Management Consoles