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| The method an attacker uses to get access to the system | The method an attacker uses to get access to the system | ||
| - | Common methods: email, SMS, phishing | + | Common methods: email, SMS, [[phishing]] |
| embedded malware, e.g. javascript within an SVG image or within compressed zip file | embedded malware, e.g. javascript within an SVG image or within compressed zip file | ||
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| war dialing - looking for unpublished numbers | war dialing - looking for unpublished numbers | ||
| - | 802.1x (port based network access control) is important for protecting wireless networks to prevent | + | bluetooth is a vector |
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| + | Hardware Addition Attack - plugging a physical device into a machine on the network and gaining access | ||
| + | * 802.1x (port based network access control) is important for protecting wireless networks to prevent | ||
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| + | Supply Chain - a third party vendor may have access to your systems temporarily | ||
| + | * happened to Target in 2013, hackers used the HVAC contractor' | ||
| + | * Counterfeit hardware may be an exampe of this, e.g., if some component is installed by a malicious party they may have access to the device communications | ||
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