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20 Cards in this Set
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UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS
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ANY TYPE OF NETWORK OR DATA ACCESS THAT IS NOT EXPLICITLY APPROVED BY THE ORGANIZATION
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DATA THEFT
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A TYPE OF ATTACK IN WHICH UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS IS USED TO OBTAIN PROTECTED NETWORK INFORMATION
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SNIFFER
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A DEVICE OR PROGRAM THAT MONITORS NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS AND CAPTURES DATA
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PASSWORD ATTACK
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ANY TYPE OF UNAUTHORIZED EFFORT TO DISCOVER A USER'S VALID PASSWORD
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BRUTE FORCE PASSWORD ATTACK
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A METHOD OF GUESSING PASSWORDS BY USING SOFTWARE THAT SYSTEMATICALLY GENERATES PASSWORD COMBOS UNTIL A VALID ON IS FOUND
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TROJAN HORSE ATTACK
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AN ATTEMPT TO GAIN UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS THROUGH THE USE OF A TROJAN HORSE PROGRAM
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SPOOFING ATTACK
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A TYPE OF ATTACK IN WHICH A DEVICE OUTSIDE THE NETWORK SES AN INTERNAL NETWORK ADDRESS TO MASQUERADE AS A DEVICE INSIDE THE NETWORK
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SESSION HIJACKING ATTACK
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A TYPE OF SPOOFING IN WHICH THE ATTACKER TAKES OVER AN EXISTING NETWORK COMMUNICATION SESSION BETWEEN TWO DEVICES AFTER THE SESSION HAS ALREADY BEEN AUTHENTICATED
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MAN-IN-THE-MIDDLE ATTACK
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A DATA-THEFT TECHNIQUE IN WHICH THE ATTACKER INTERPOSES A DEVICE BETWEEN TWO LEGITIMATE HOSTS TO GAIN ACCESS TO THEIR DATA TRANSMISSION
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DENIAL OD SERVICE (DoS) ATTACK
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AN ATTACK THAT IS MOUNTED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISABLING SYSTEMS THAT PROVIDE NETWORK SERVICES, RATHER THAN STEAL DATA OR INFLICT DAMAGE.
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DISTRIBUTED DENIAL OF SERVICE (DDoS)
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A TYPE OF DoS ATTACK THAT USES MULTIPLE COMPUTERS ON DISPARATE NETWORKS TO LAUNCH THE ATTACK FROM MANY SIMULTANEOUS SOURCES
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SOCIAL ENGINEERING ATTACK
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NON-TECHNICAL ATTACK IN WHICH THE ATTACKER ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN INFO DIRECTLY FROM NETWORK USERS BY EMPLOYING DECEPTION AND TRICKERY.
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BOOT SECTOR VIRUS
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WRITES ITSELF INTO THE BOOT SECTOR OF A FLOPPY DISK. WHEN A SYSTEM ATTEMPTS TO BOOT, THE VIRUS IS MOVED ONTO THE SYSTEM
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FILE INFECTING
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INFECTS EXE PROGRAMS AND USES OS RESOURCES TO PROPAGATE ITSELF
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MACRO
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A GROUP OF APPLICATION-SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS THAT EXECUTES AS A GROUP WITHIN THE SPECIFIC APP
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MAILER AND MASS MAILER
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SENDS ITSELF TO OTHER USERS THROUGH EMAIL SYSTEMS
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POLYMORPHIC
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CAN CHANGE AS IT MOVES AROUND, ACTING DIFFERENTLY ON DIFFERENT SYSTEMS
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SCRIPT
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A SMALL PROGRAM THAT RUNS CODE USING THE WINDOWS SCRIPTING HOST ON WINDOWS OS
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STEALTH
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MOVES AND ATTEMPTS TO CONCEAL ITSELF UNTIL IT CAN PROPAGATE.
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WORM
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A SELF-CONTAINED PROGRAM THAT SPREADS AND CAN EXIST WITHOUT A CARRIER FILE. IT DETECTS A CONNECTION AND EST. COMMUNICATIONS WITH OTHER DEVICES ON ITS OWN.
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