2.2. Recognizing Common Attacks
Most attacks are designed to exploit potential weaknesses, which can be in the implementation of programs or in the protocols used in networks. Many types of attacks require a high level of sophistication and are rare, but you need to know about them so that, should they occur, you can identify what has happened in your network.
In the following sections, we'll look at some common attacks more closely.
2.2.1. Back Door Attacks
The term back door attack can have two different meanings. The original term back door referred to troubleshooting and developer hooks into systems. During the development of a complicated operating system or application, programmers add back doors or maintenance hooks. Back doors allow ...
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