Network Security Attacks

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Active packet sniffing

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A type of attack where data packets are manipulated in transit

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Botnet

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A collection of computers infected by malware that are under the control of a single threat actor, known as the 'bot-herder'

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Denial of service (DoS) attack

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An attack that targets a network or server and floods it with network traffic

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Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack

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A type of denial of service attack that uses multiple devices or servers located in different locations to flood the target network with unwanted traffic

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Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)

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An internet protocol used by devices to tell each other about data transmission errors across the network

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Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) flood

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A type of DoS attack performed by an attacker repeatedly sending ICMP request packets to a network server

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IP spoofing

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A network attack performed when an attacker changes the source IP of a data packet to impersonate an authorized system and gain access to a network

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On-path attack

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An attack where a malicious actor places themselves in the middle of an authorized connection and intercepts or alters the data in transit

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Packet sniffing

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The practice of capturing and inspecting data packets across a network

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Passive packet sniffing

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A type of attack where a malicious actor connects to a network hub and looks at all traffic on the network