CompTIA Security+™ Deluxe: Study Guide

2.10. Exam Essentials

Be able to describe the various types of attacks to which your systems are exposed

Your network is vulnerable to DoS attacks caused by either a single system or multiple systems. Multiple system attacks are called DDoS. Your systems are also susceptible to access, modification, and repudiation attacks.

Be able to describe the methods used to conduct a back door attack

Back door attacks occur using either existing maintenance hooks or developmental tools to examine the internal operations of a program. These hooks are usually removed when a product is prepared for market or production. Back door attacks also refer to inserting into a machine a program or service that allows authentication to be bypassed and access gained. ...