Chap3
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| ActiveX | A set of rules for how applications under windows os should share info
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| ActiveX Control | A specific way of implementing ActiveX that runs through the web browser and functions like a mini application
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| add-on | program that provides additional functionality to a web browsers
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| Address Resolution Protocol | Part of the TCP/IP protocol for determining the MAC address based on the IP address
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| arbitrary/remote code execution | an attack that allows an attacker to run programs and execute commands on a different computer
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| ARP poisioning | Attack that corrupts the arp cache
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| Attachment | a file included in an email that contains malicious software
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| Buffer overflow attack | attack where the process tries to store data in ram beyond the fixed boundaries if the fixed-length storage buffer
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| client-side attack | an attack that targets vulnerabilities in client applications that interact with a compromised server or process malicious data
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| Command injection | injecting and executing commands to execute on a server
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| Cookie | fine on the local computer that stores user specific data
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| Cross-site scripting | attack that injects script into a web application server to direct attacks at clients
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| DOS | attack that tries to stop a system from performing its normal functions by overwhelming the system with requests
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| directory travercial | attack that takes advantage of a vulnerability so that a user can move from the root directory to restricted directories
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| DDoS | attack that uses many computers to perform a dos attack
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| DNS Poisioning | attack that substitutes dns addresses to automatically redirect a computer to an attacker's device
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| DNS | a hierarchical name system for translating domain names to IP addresses
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| extension | an addon
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| first-party cokie | cookie created by the current website being used
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| Flash cookie | a locally shared object
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| host table | a list of the mappings of host names to IP addresses
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| HTTP header | Part of HTTP that is comprised of fields that contain the different characteristics of the data that is being transmitted
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| HTTP header manipulation | Modifying the HTTP header to create an attack
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| integer overflow attack | attack where the attacker changes the value of a variable to something outside the range that the programmer intended
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| LSO | cookie that is significantly different in size and locations from regular cookies and can store more complex info
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| Man-in-the-middle | attack that intercepts real communications and forges a fake response to the sender
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| persistent cookie | cookie that is recorded on the hard drive of the computer and does not expire when the browser closes
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| ping | utility that sends an ICMP echo request message to a host
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| ping flood | attack that uses ICMP to flood a victim with packets
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| plug-in | third-party library that attaches to a web browser and can be embedded inside of a web page
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| privilege escalation | attack that exploits a vulnerability in software to gain access to resources that the user normally would be restricted from accessing
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| replay | attack that makes a copy of the transmission before sending it to the recipient
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| session cookie | a cookie that is stored in ram instead of on the hard drive and only lasts the duration of a visit to a website
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| session hijacking | attack where an attacker attempts to impersonate the user by using the user's session token
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| session token | a form of verification used when accessing a secure web app
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| smurf attack | attack that broadcasts a ping request to computers yet changes the address so that all responses are sent to the victim
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| spoofing | impersonateing another computer or device
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| sql injection | Attack that targets SQL servers by injecting commands to be manipulated
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| SYN flood attack | an attack that takes advantage of the procedures for initiating a TCP/IP session
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| third-Party cookie | a cookie that was created by a third party that is different from the primary website
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| transitive access | attack that exploits the trust relationship between three parties
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| XML | A markup language designed to carry data in contrast to html which indicates how to display data
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| XML injection | Attack that injects XML tags and data into a database
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| Zero-Day attack | attack that exploits previously unknown vulnerabilities, so victims have no time to prepare for or defend against the attack
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