Common Cyber Attack Types

List of Common Cyber Attack Types

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Attack Name Description
Back Door Opening left in a functional piece of software that allows unknown entry into the system / or application without the owners knowledge.
Birthday A name used to refer to a class of brute-force attacks
Brute Force Will try every single key combination known to crack your password.
Buffer Overflow Attacks take advantage of poorly written code
Chargen Flaw with TCP port 19 where if you connect via the port

Notes

  • Last updated on December 5, 2014