Types of Network Attacks

Networks are always susceptible to unauthorized monitoring and different types of network attacks. If you have not implemented proper security measures and controls in your network, there is a chance for network attacks from inside and outside your network. Following chapters explain different types of networks attacks, which are listed below.

• Denial of Service (DoS) attack

• Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack

• SYN attack

• Sniffer Attack

• Man-In-The-Middle (MITM) attack

• IP Address Spoofing Attack

• ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) Spoofing Attacks

• DNS (Domain Name System) Spoofing Attacks

• Phishing and Pharming Spoofing attacks

• Backdoor Attacks

• Password Guessing Attacks

• SQL Injection Attacks