Word of the day: Session Hijackingby the pureversity team
| word: Session Hijacking | pronunciation: Seh-shun Hai-jak-ing | Definition :A cyberattack where hackers steal or take over a user’s active session to gain unauthorized access to their account.In the words of famous people :
hypothetically speaking ......
who do you think would be describing Session Hijacking here?
(obligatory disclaimer: they didn't actually say it)
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Session hijacking is like stealing someone’s movie ticket and sneaking into their seat before they notice
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Question & answer time :
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What percentage of cyberattacks involve session hijacking?
01000
Did you know? 3 astonishing facts about Session Hijacking :
1.Hackers often use stolen session cookies for these attacks.
2.Public Wi-Fi networks increase the risk of session hijacking.
3.Multi-factor authentication can help protect against session hijacking.
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Word of the day: Session Hijackingby the pureversity team
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