Information Assurance Assignment 01
Password Attacks W hat is Password Attack - In password attacks, an automated password attack tool is used to guess and crack passwords more quickly, together with a system vulnerability related to failed permission.- Using a variety of strategies, the attacker assumes the identity and privileges of a valid user in order to get access to and reveal their credentials. Since the username-password combo is one of the earliest ways of account authentication that is known to exist, adversaries have had time to develop a number of strategies for getting easily guessed passwords. Furthermore, because password assaults are well-known, apps that rely solely on passwords for authentication are susceptible. Since malevolent users only need to gain unauthorized access to a single privileged account or a smal...