Attacks Glossary
Browse 3 attacks terms defined in plain English, from the cultural dictionary of computing.
3 Attacks Terms
- BGP hijacking
- An attack where a malicious or misconfigured network announces ownership of IP address blocks it does not control, causing internet traffic destined for those...
- Plaintext Attack
- An attack that leverages knowledge of plaintext, chosen plaintext, or predictable message structure to analyze or break a cryptographic system. Plaintext...
- Reflected Attack
- An attack that causes a target's own input or a third-party service's response to be sent back in a way that harms the victim, as in reflected XSS or...
Related Topics
- Networking (2 terms in common)
- Security (1 terms in common)
- Reflection (1 terms in common)
- Encryption (1 terms in common)
- Cryptanalysis (1 terms in common)