Asynchronous Attacks: Definition and Forms
Posted by Esprim systems on December 12th, 2019
Effective Information Security Solutions and Data Security Solutions are a prerequisite if you wish to remain secure from asynchronous attacks. Where the data is capable of moving asynchronously through communication lines, asynchronous attacks can occur in such environments. In environments, where the data waits for the clearance of the telecommunication lines before getting transmitted, can easily get exposed to asynchronous attacks. There are many forms in which the attacks can occur, so read ahead for few forms in which the asynchronous attacks occur usually.
Data Leakage - Data is indeed one of the most critical resources for an organization to function. Data Leakage is one of the major causes of loss to organizations worldwide, hence enterprises all across the world invest and rely heavily on Information Security Solutions and Data Security Solutions. Dumping files to the paper or stealing system reports or media are few ways by which data is leaked.
Subversive Threats - An activity in which traditional security is surpassed via illegal access over the internal system network of a firm, is what is known as subversive threat or attack. These kinds of attacks assist the intruders in gaining crucial information regarding the message being transmitted thereby allowing them to manipulate those messages in several ways. An intruder launching subversive attacks aims to violate the integrity of a few components in a subsystem.
Wiretapping - Next form of an asynchronous attack is wiretapping. In wiretapping, an intruder undertakes secretive monitoring of the information that is being transmitted via a telecommunication network.
Piggybacking- Piggybacking is a technique by which an authorized party gains unauthorized access to the Wireless LAN. This unauthorized access is gained via a secured door or through attachment to the authorized telecommunication links thereby intercepting the transmissions. The intruder through this attack can substitute the original messages or modify them. Piggybacking can take place in two ways: One, when a user after entering the password and logging in the system, leaves the workspace without any security. Second, unsecured wireless networks are piggybacked thereby slowing down the data transfer for users who are legitimate. Rather than using piggybacking for malicious intent, this is used to gain free network access.
Denial of Service Attacks (DoS Attack) - Last but not least, Denial of Service Attack or DoS, is a situation where the legitimate users of the system resources, networks or services are unable to access them due to the actions of the malicious cyber attackers. The attackers in the case of Denial of Service Attacks (DoS) either flood the website services or altogether crash them. The website becomes inaccessible to legitimate users and gets flooded with traffic or illegitimate requests. These attacks are very common in cases where there are vulnerabilities in the system. This technique is used by hackers worldwide with the intention of shutting down computer systems over the internet.
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