Tuesday, 19 January 2016

Denial Of Service (DoS) Attack

DoS attack: When someone or something prevents the user from accessing desired services. While the shop would open only after repairs, there are many ways of preventing/mitigating the attack in cyber security! Load balancing is a prevention technique.

Monday, 11 January 2016

Dumpster Diving

Dumpster diving is a term in information security. It means going through trash to look for useful data or clues to find it, without owner consent.

Wednesday, 6 January 2016

Phishing

Phishing: To dupe someone to divulge sensitive or personal information

Monday, 4 January 2016

Man in the middle

Man in the middle is a kind of attack where an attacker tries to listen or alter communication between two parties.

Tuesday, 29 December 2015

Penetration Testing

Penetration testing: is a method of offensive security. Someone knowingly tries to break into a security system and tries to find vulnerabilities in the process. Of course, with owner consent.