Types of Cyberattack, Specific Risks and How to Mitigate those Risks
Please note that the list of cyberattack types is distributed by the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security and the means to mitigate is provided by third parties. This information is not meant to be exhaustive and Skyway West is not responsible for omissions or mistakes.
What is an Open Telnet Vulnerability, what is the risk and how can you mitigate that risk?
What is it? Telnet allows a user to open a command terminal on a remote computer or device and execute commands. Telnet runs on port 23. Telnet is primarily used to log in to a remote server, but it can also be used to log in to routers and other network devices. Why is ...What is a TFTP Vulnerability, what is the risk and how can you mitigate that risk?
What is it? Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) can operate in very little memory so it is sometimes used by a desktop computer to update the firmware on a router. TFTP uses port 69. TFTP is rarely used for Internet file transfers. Wikipedia (link below) does a good job of explaining TFTP. ...