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Types of Attacks
Network Fundamentals / Ch. 6 - TCP/IP Transport, Applications, and Security
| Type of Attack | Description |
|---|---|
| Denial of service (DoS) attacks | A type of attack whose goal is to cause problems by preventing legitimate users from being able to access services, thereby preventing the normal operation of computers and networks. |
| Reconnaissance attacks | This kind of attack may be disruptive as a side effect, but its goal is gathering information to perform an access attack. Ex: Learning IP addresses and then trying to discover servers that do not appear to require encryption to connect to the server. |
| Access attacks | An attempt to steal data, typically data for some financial advantage, for a competitive advantage with another company, or even for international espionage. |