Wk 3 – Apply: Hacking Threats
Assignment Content
- This week, your flooring sales and installation company client wants you to explain the different kinds of attack threats their business faces from hackers.
Write a 1- to 2-page memo or create a 1- to 2-page table that summarizes attack threats from hackers to any business, noting which are applicable to your client’s business; how the vulnerabilities in a system can be exposed; and countermeasures that can mitigate against threats from attack.
Describe sniffing attacks, identify a protocol that is vulnerable to sniffing, and suggest appropriate countermeasures.
Describe session hijacking, provide an example of a specific threat from session hijacking, and recommend appropriate countermeasures for the threat.
Describe spoofing, provide an example of a specific threat from spoofing, and recommend appropriate countermeasures for the threat.
Describe poisoning attacks, provide an example of a specific threat from a poisoning attack, and recommend appropriate countermeasures for the threat.
Describe denial-of-service (DoS) attacks, explain the threat from DoS attacks, and recommended countermeasures that can prevent them.
Format your references according to APA guidelines.