Hackers are categorized into the following classes: * Black Hat Hackers (Crackers): These are persons who are computer specialists and use their hacking skills to carry out malicious attacks on
Snort rules are the conditions specified by a Network Administrator that differentiate between normal Internet activities and malicious activities. Snort rules are made up of two basic parts: * Rule
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Every virus cannot be detected by a signature-based antivirus largely for the following reasons: * If an attacker has changed the signature of a virus, any signature-based antivirus will not
It is very hard to detect a keylogger’s activity. Hence, a Network Administrator should take the following steps as countermeasures against software keyloggers: * Actively monitor the programs running on
It is quite difficult to overcome sniffer attacks. However, the following steps can be taken as countermeasures against such attacks: * Use encrypted protocols for all communication. * Segment the
The following are the countermeasures against database attacks: * Input Sanitization: The Database Administrator must sanitize any input received from a user. The data submitted should be checked for data