networks attacks

networks attacks

1. malware

   • steels files and passwords

2. phishing

   • steals accounts, passwords and financial data

3. ransomeware

   • locks the system to try getting money of people

4. trojan horse

   • allowing confidential or personal information to be compromised

5. brute force attack

   • guessing passwords

6. denial of service

   • attack occurs when multiple systems flood bandwidth or resources

7. social engineering

   • tricks users into revealing confidential information

8. man in the middle

   • where the attacker secretly relays and possibly alters the communication between two parties who believe they are directly communicating with each other

9. data interception

   • This attack usually involves sniffing network traffic, but may include observing other types of data streams. ... The tool that is used for data interception is called packet analyzer or packet sniffer.