15-1 Flashcards
short for system administrator
admin
hacking with malicious intent
cracking
The most widely used port scanning tool is used by attackers, network admin, and pentester.
NMap ( network mapper)
a remote access attack that uses malicous code to manipulate the database into revealing information
SQL injection
a remote access attack that redirects the user to some other page or site
XSS (cross site scripting)
a windows password cracking tool that boots the system in linux and uses a process called a rainbow table to crack the entries in the SAM (security accounts manager) file
OphCrack
the first step in any computer attack
passive search
if a target system has firewall logs, IDS or similar capabilities then an _________ scan might alert the company
active
sends a ping packet to a given IP address to see if a port open
ping scan
tries to make a full connection to the target ipo address at a given port
connect scan
based on knowledge of how the network connectivity works. short for synchronize. basically asking for permission to connect
syn
connection finished flag set
fin scan
nsa auditor
network scanner
simply finding put what computers, shared folders, and users are on a given network or machine
enumerating
most widely used port scanning tool
Nmap
