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Directory traversal attack
A type of attack that exploits a weakness in an application to enable a user to access data at a directory location that should be inaccessible to that user.
DLP Software
Data Loss Prevention Software. Detects and prevents data loss exfiltration by monitoring endpoints, storage, and network traffic
DNS amplification
A reflection-based distributed denial-of-service (DDos) attack in which look-up requests to domain name system servers are spoofed to hide the exploit’s source and redirect the response toward the target. DNS...
DNS cache poisoning
A cyberattack in which data introduced into a Domain Name System (DNS) name server’s cache database cause the name server to return an incorrect IP address, diverting traffic to another...
DNS hijacking
Subverting the resolution of Domain Name System (DNS) queries, typically by overriding a computer’s TCP/IP configuration to point at a rogue DNS server under the attacker’s control, or by modifying...
DNS redirection
Subverting the resolution of Domain Name System (DNS) queries, typically by overriding a computer’s TCP/IP configuration to point at a rogue DNS server under the attacker’s control, or by modifying...
Domain fluxing
A technique for keeping a malicious botnet in operation by constantly changing the botnet command-and-control server’s domain name using a domain-generation algorithm. Domain fluxing makes it difficult for network administrators...
Domain spoofing
An attack technique in which the attacker impersonates a trusted domain to lure a victim. Compare phishing, homographic attack.