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Password Guessing/Brute Force Attacks

Password guessing, or brute force attacks, are techniques used by malicious actors to gain unauthorized access to a system or an account by systematically trying all possible combinations of passwords until the correct one is found. It's like a digital version of trying every key in the keyhole until the door opens.

Example

In 2014, a cyber attack on Sony Pictures involved brute force attacks on employee passwords. The attackers successfully gained access to sensitive data by repeatedly attempting to guess passwords.

Links

• The 2014 Sony hacks, explained
• Wikipedia: 2014 Sony Pictures hack
• Brute Force Attacks

Cards

Authentication

• Authentication 2
• Authentication 4
• Authentication 5
• Authentication 6
• Authentication 7
• Authentication 8
• Authentication Q
• Authentication A

Authorization

• Authorization 3
• Authorization 4
• Authorization 6
• Authorization 7
• Authorization A

Session-management

• Session-management 2
• Session-management 3
• Session-management 4
• Session-management 5
• Session-management 6
• Session-management 7
• Session-management 8
• Session-management Q
• Session-management K

Cryptography

• Cryptography 2
• Cryptography 5
• Cryptography 7
• Cryptography J
• Cryptography Q
• Cryptography A

Cornucopia

• Cornucopia 6
• Cornucopia 9
• Cornucopia K

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