Word of the day: Brute Force Attackby the pureversity team
| word: Brute Force Attack | pronunciation: Broot Fors | Definition :An attack that involves systematically trying every possible password or key until the correct one is found.In the words of famous people :
hypothetically speaking ......
who do you think would be describing Brute Force Attack here?
(obligatory disclaimer: they didn't actually say it)
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"A brute force attack is relentless, like banging your head against a wall until it finally gives in."
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What percentage of cyberattacks involve brute force attacks?
01000
Did you know? 3 astonishing facts about Brute Force Attack :
1.The fastest brute force attack cracked an 8-character password in 2.5 hours
2.Modern brute force attacks can test up to 100 billion password combinations per second
3.The most expensive brute force attack used $250,000 worth of cloud computing resources in one day
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Word of the day: Brute Force Attackby the pureversity team
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