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Hands-On Machine Learning for Cybersecurity
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Hands-On Machine Learning for Cybersecurity

by Soma Halder, Sinan Ozdemir
December 2018
Intermediate to advanced
318 pages
8h 28m
English
Packt Publishing
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Understanding impersonation

In the USA, the top two people to impersonate are the following:

  • Someone impersonating a USPS agent: Here, someone dressed in a USPS costume to get access to a secure location on the pretext of delivering packages, and will be able to get access to unauthorized areas.
  • Someone impersonating a tech support guy: If it's tech support, we are comfortable sharing our credentials, such as login passwords. Tech support impersonators not only steal personally identifiable information, but also have physical access to the servers. A tech support guy can potentially steal a lot with a single pen drive. Tech support guys can not only attack individuals, but also have the capacity to crash entire networks. Just by downloading ...
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ISBN: 9781788992282