Exploring Cyberattacks and Threats

As an aspiring network professional, it’s essential to understand the fundamentals of various types of cyberattacks, how they are performed by hackers, and the goal of the attack on a target. Security has become everyone’s concern, whether you’re beginning a career in the field of IT or already a seasoned professional. Each day, hackers are exploiting systems within organizations around the world and cybersecurity professionals are working continuously to create a proactive approach to prevent these attacks and stop hackers. Hence, network professionals, who are the architects of designing, implementing, and maintaining network infrastructure, also need to have a foundation in security threats and attacks.

In this chapter, you will learn how various types of network-based attacks are performed by threat actors and their impact on the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of systems and resources. Additionally, you will...