Network attacks

摘要: Network attacks are defined as a set of malicious activities to disrupt, deny, degrade or destroy information and service resident in computer networks. A network attack is executed through the data stream on networks and aims to compromise the Integrity , Confidentiality or Availability of computer network systems. Network attacks can vary from annoying email directed at an individual to intrusion attacks on sensitive data, computer information systems and critical network infrastruca system to collect information, Internet worms , unauthorized usage of a system, denial-of-service by abusing a feature of a system, or exploiting a bug in software to modify system data. Some general approaches that attackers can use to gain access to a system or limit the availability of that system include Social Engineering, Masthe social engineering is an attack method for misleading a victim by aggressive persuasion or using …