Network level attacks

•DNS attacks:

    Domain hijacking: Domain hijacking is defined as changing the name of a domain without the knowledge or permission from the domain’s owner or creator. This enable the intruders to access the sensitive information.

     Cross site scripting: It is a type of attack in which user enters right URL of a website and hacker on the other site redirect the user to its own website and hack its credentials.

•IP spoofing:

       DOS attack: When hackers overflows a network server or web server with frequent request of services to damage the network, the denial of service cannot keep up with them, server could not legitimate client regular requests.

•Man in the middle attack: This is another issue of network security that will happen if secure socket layer (SSL) is not properly configured.

•Network Sniffing: Another type of attack is network sniffer, it is a more critical issue of network security in which unencrypted data are hacked through network.