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Birthday Attack

Birthday Attack – Understanding, Detection and Defense

The Birthday Attack is a type of cryptographic attack that exploits the mathematics behind the probability of two items sharing a property, typically in the context of hashing functions. This attack becomes feasible when the number of hashed elements increases, leading to a higher likelihood of finding two different inputs that produce the same hash ...

Credential Stuffing Attack

Credential Stuffing Attack – Detection and Defense

Credential stuffing attack is a kind of cyber attacks, where an attacker steals account credentials, such as usernames and passwords, to gain unauthorized access to user accounts on various platforms. These attacks exploit the common practice of users reusing the same login details across multiple sites. Introduction of Credential stuffing attack Credential stuffing attacks represent ...

Brute Force Attack

Brute Force Attack – Understanding, Detection and Defense

A Brute force attack is a method where an attacker tries numerous combinations of usernames and passwords to gain unauthorized access to a system. This approach relies on repetitive, high-frequency attempts to guess the correct credentials. Introduction of Brute force attack Brute force attacks pose a major risk in the field of cybersecurity. Attackers use ...

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