Homework: Hacking Threats
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 pages memo or create a 1 to 2 pages 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.
1) Describe sniffing attacks, identify a protocol that is vulnerable to sniffing, and suggest appropriate countermeasures.
2) Describe session hijacking, provide an example of a specific threat from session hijacking, and recommend appropriate countermeasures for the threat.
3) Describe spoofing, provide an example of a specific threat from spoofing, and recommend appropriate countermeasures for the threat.
4) Describe poisoning attacks, provide an example of a specific threat from a poisoning attack, and recommend appropriate countermeasures for the threat.
5) Describe denial-of-service (DoS) attacks, explain the threat from DoS attacks, and recommended countermeasures that can prevent them.
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
(1) The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
(2) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
(3) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.