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LAB - "Attacks to Gain Unauthorised Access"

Attacks to Gain Unauthorised Access

In this lab you will need to research 10 attack methods to gain an understanding of how unauthorized access is gained:
1. Shoulder Surfing:
2. Social engineering:
3. Malware:
4. Phishing:
5. Malicious links:
6. Brute force:
7. Piggybacking / Tailgating:
8. Packet Sniffing:
9. Weak passwords:
10. Physical theft:
Briefly explain how attackers gain unauthorized access using these attack methods.
Shoulder Surfing: The thief steals personal information by looking over the victim's shoulder (Wikipedia,2020).
Social engineering: It uses manipulation control to trick users into giving away delicate information.
Malware: Is the conjunct of several malicious software forms, including viruses, ransomware, trojans, spyware, and other harmful computer programs (Wikipedia).
Phishing: when an attacker sends an email, a phone call, or a text message to a victim with the hopes of tricking them into divulging sensitive information(Wikipedia).
Malicious Link: This is a clickable link inserted within the content of an email. It is used to inject malware into your devices (Wikipedia,2021).
Brute force: It is an exhaustive search that tries out numerous password combinations and eventually finding the right one (Wikipedia, 2021).
Tailgating: when someone without access authorization closely follows an authorized person to enter a secured premise (blog.mailfence.com).
Piggybacking An authorized person allows another person to pass through a restricted area.
Packet Sniffing: is used for network troubleshooting, is a piece of computer hardware or computer software used to monitor network traffic (paessler.com).
Weak passwords: A weak password is one that can be guessed quickly by humans.
Physical theft: Is someone who steals other people's belongings.