Attack methods and causes
Misconfiguration
Settings left wrong, for example a folder on the internet that anyone can open although only staff should see it, so information can be seen from outside.
More terms on this topic
- API abuse
- Backdoor
- Brute-force attack
- Credential stuffing
- CVE identifier
- Dark web / leak site
- DoS / DDoS attack
- Insider misuse
- Malware / computer virus
- Man-in-the-middle attack
- Misdelivery
- Phishing
- Ransomware
- Unauthorized access, intrusion and compromise
- Unauthorized login / impersonation
- Vulnerability
- Web vulnerability exploit / SQL injection
- Zero-day attack