Module 5 - System Hacking

Question	Answer
System Hacking	The attacker attacks the target system using the information acquired in footprinting, scanning and enumeration.
Gaining access	To bypass access controls to gain access to the system using information obtained previously
Escalating privileges	Using a low-privileged normal user accounts, attacker tries to increase the administrator privileges to performe protected operations
Executing applications	Attacker attempts to install malicious programs (Trojans, Backdoors, Keyloggers, etc.) and having remote system access
Hiding files	The attacker tries to hide the malicious code that has been installed and thus its activities
Covering tracks	To remain undetected, attacker tries to erase all evidence of security compromise from the system

Resource summary

	Created by Carla Torres8499 over 8 years ago