WGU C172 Networking and Security Foundations

What is an example of a networking attack? Having insecure passwords that a hacker runs a dictionary based attack against. What is an example of a social engineering attack? Receiving an bad email (phishing). Happen because humans don't see it coming. What is an APT? Advanced Persistent Threat. A virus that sits and waits until it is triggered. Can be used for ransomware. The virus is active on backups if it has been sitting for long enough. What is the defense against Zero-Day attacks? ...