Types of Cyber Attacks
This attack targets applications by injecting code directly into an application’s memory.
Memory Injection
This principle suggests that users should only have the permissions necessary to perform their job.
Principle of Least Privilege
In cybersecurity, the three core principles that protect data are known as this triad.
CIA Triad
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Jaws
In this type of attack, hackers exploit session cookies to impersonate a user.
Replay Attack
These types of passwords help prevent privilege escalation by being harder to guess
Strong Passwords
What is a technique used to manipulate people into revealing sensitive information?
Social engineering
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An attack where malicious code is hidden in a software update file
Malicious Update Attack
The type of escalation when an attacker accesses functions belonging to another user with the same privilege level
Horizontal Escalation
What is a vulnerability that is unknown to the software vendor?
Zero-day exploit
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This attack is an attempt to access files in directories above the application's base directory.
Directory Traversal Attack
A method of securing data by encoding it in a way that only authorized parties can read it.
Encryption
Regularly monitoring logs is a security measure to detect unusual activity that could indicate this.
Security Breach
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This type of attack involves accessing higher privilege levels, like an admin account, without permission
Privilege Escalation
The term for when code is inserted into a web app's data to manipulate outputs.
Injection Attack
Programming languages like Python and Java help defend against this type of attack because of their built-in controls.
Overflow Attacks
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