7.1 Attacks and defenses
Many types of attack may affect a software system. They depend on the type of system, the way it has been implemented, the potential vulnerabilities in the system, and the environment where the system is used. I focus here on some of the most common types of attack on web-based software.
The targets of the attacks on a computer system may be the system provider or the users of the system. Distributed denial-of-service attacks (see Section 7.1.4) on servers aim to disable access to a system so that users are locked out and the system provider loses revenue. Ransomware attacks disable individual systems in some way and demand a ransom from users to unlock their computers. Data theft attacks may target personal data that ...
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