The next step in network attack is to understand the various types of brute force attacks. A brute force attack is a trial-and-error method used to obtain information from the victim, for example, trying to find organizational servers, user directories, and to crack passwords.
Discovering brute force and application attacks
Getting ready
Brute force attacks will usually not produce non-standard loads on the network, and the way they are discovered is usually by IDS systems or when there is a suspicion that someone is trying to hack into the network. In this recipe, we will learn how to identify typical brute force attacks.
