Hackers Beware

Dangers Posed by Hijacking

As with any threat, there are dangers posed if an attacker can successfully launch an attack against your network. In this section, we will look at those dangers and what harm they can do to a system. The following are some of the key issues associated with a session hijacking attack:

• Most computers are vulnerable.

• Little can be done to protect against Hijacking.

• Hijacking is simple (with the proper software).

• Hijacking is very dangerous

• Most countermeasures do not work.

Most Computers Are Vulnerable

As with most vulnerabilities, session hijacking only affects a certain operating system. Or if it affects numerous operating systems, there is usually some way to fix it with a vendor patch. Session hijacking is inherent ...