Explain steps to be followed by attackers to crack the password in cyber security
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A hacker uses a computer program or script to try to log in with possible password combinations, usually starting with the easiest-to-guess passwords. (So just think: if a hacker has a company list, he or she can easily guess usernames. If even one of the users has a “Password123”, he will quickly be able to get in.)
2. Dictionary Attack
A hacker uses a program or script to try to login by cycling through combinations of common words.
“In contrast with a brute force attack, where a large proportion key space is searched systematically, a dictionary attack tries only those possibilities which are most likely to succeed, typically derived from a list of words for example a dictionary (hence the phrase dictionary attack). Generally, dictionary attacks succeed because many people have a tendency to choose passwords which are short (7 characters or fewer), such as single words found in dictionaries or simple, easily predicted variations on words, such as appending a digit.”
3. Key Logger Attack
A hacker uses a program to track all of a user’s keystrokes. So at the end of the day, everything the user has typed—including their login IDs and passwords—have been recorded. A key logger attack is different than a brute force or dictionary attack in many ways. Not the least of which, the key logging program used is malware (or a full-blown virus) that must first make it onto the user’s device (often the user is tricked into downloading it by clicking on a link in an email). Key logger attacks are also different because stronger passwords don’t provide much protection against them, which is one reason that multi-factor authentication (MFA) is becoming a must-have for all businesses and organizations.
With two-factor authentication (also called multi-factor authentication, 2FA, and advanced authentication), a user is required to not only provide a password to gain access to the system, but also a another security “factor,” like a unique one-time access code generated from a token device or secure mobile app on their smartphone. A network protected by MFA is nearly impenetrable to an outside attack; even if a hacker is able to attain a system password, he won’t be able to provide the needed second security factor.
The use of MFA is growing rapidly. Facebook, Google, PayPal now all offer MFA options. The security guidelines for many agencies and industries (including HIPAA, PCI, and the FBI) require MFA for anyone trying to log in off site.
If you’re looking for an MFA solution for your organization, find out the answers to your questions in “12 Questions You Need To Ask Your Multi-Factor Authentication Vendor.”
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A hacker uses a computer program or script to try to log in with possible password combinations, usually starting with the easiest-to-guess passwords. (So just think: if a hacker has a company list, he or she can easily guess usernames. If even one of the users has a “Password123”, he will quickly be able to get in.)
2. Dictionary Attack
A hacker uses a program or script to try to login by cycling through combinations of common words.
“In contrast with a brute force attack, where a large proportion key space is searched systematically, a dictionary attack tries only those possibilities which are most likely to succeed, typically derived from a list of words for example a dictionary (hence the phrase dictionary attack). Generally, dictionary attacks succeed because many people have a tendency to choose passwords which are short (7 characters or fewer), such as single words found in dictionaries or simple, easily predicted variations on words, such as appending a digit.”
3. Key Logger Attack
A hacker uses a program to track all of a user’s keystrokes. So at the end of the day, everything the user has typed—including their login IDs and passwords—have been recorded. A key logger attack is different than a brute force or dictionary attack in many ways. Not the least of which, the key logging program used is malware (or a full-blown virus) that must first make it onto the user’s device (often the user is tricked into downloading it by clicking on a link in an email). Key logger attacks are also different because stronger passwords don’t provide much protection against them, which is one reason that multi-factor authentication (MFA) is becoming a must-have for all businesses and organizations.
With two-factor authentication (also called multi-factor authentication, 2FA, and advanced authentication), a user is required to not only provide a password to gain access to the system, but also a another security “factor,” like a unique one-time access code generated from a token device or secure mobile app on their smartphone. A network protected by MFA is nearly impenetrable to an outside attack; even if a hacker is able to attain a system password, he won’t be able to provide the needed second security factor.
The use of MFA is growing rapidly. Facebook, Google, PayPal now all offer MFA options. The security guidelines for many agencies and industries (including HIPAA, PCI, and the FBI) require MFA for anyone trying to log in off site.
If you’re looking for an MFA solution for your organization, find out the answers to your questions in “12 Questions You Need To Ask Your Multi-Factor Authentication Vendor.”
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