Hacking Attacks
Computer connected to internet are vulnerable top variety of exploits.System can be subjected to denial of service attacks that prevent other computers from connecting to them or prevent others computer from connecting to other computers on the internet.These attacks can cause them to cease operations either temporarily or permanently. Some of these attacks use vulnerability available in the third party components used by websites, such as shopping cart software.Other attacks have used vulnerabilities which are common in any web application such as SQL injection or XSS(Cross Site Scripting). Types of Attack There are two types of attack: Non technical attack Social Engineering attack Pretexting Phishing Smishing Vishing Tabnabbing Technical Attack DOS attack Input Validation Attack Keyloggers Attack Sniffing Attack