CISSP Exam Note (Domain 2: Telecommunications and Networking Security) – Classes of Network Abuse

December 7, 2009 · Posted in Information Security, Information Systems · Comment 

Class A

  • Unauthorized access through circumvention of security access controls
  • Masquerading, logon abuse (primarily internal attacks)

Class B – non-business use of systems

Class C

  • Eavesdropping
  • Active: Tampering with a transmission to create a covert signaling channel or probing the network
  • Passive – Covertly monitoring or listening to transmissions that is unauthorized
  • Covert Channel – using a hidden unauthorized communication
  • Tapping – refers to the physical interception of transmission medium (like splicing of cable) Read more

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