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| − | Spoofing: | + | '''Spoofing''' is a technique wherein malicious internet users pretend to be a person or a resource that they are not. Malicious users typically commit spoofing for several reasons including: |
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| − | + | Methods include faking the sending address of a transmission in order to gain illegal entry into a secure system, and making a website seem authentic to collect passwords and login names. | |
| − | + | == Purpose of spoofing == | |
| − | + | # to gain access to a resource or website they could not otherwise access | |
| − | + | # to manipulate unsuspecting users to give them account login credentials | |
| − | + | # to embarrass or cause other damage to a company or person by committing negative acts while masquerading as them (for example sending virus-ridden emails while masquerading as a Symantec employee) | |
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Revision as of 18:16, 17 November 2011
Spoofing is a technique wherein malicious internet users pretend to be a person or a resource that they are not. Malicious users typically commit spoofing for several reasons including:
Methods
Methods include faking the sending address of a transmission in order to gain illegal entry into a secure system, and making a website seem authentic to collect passwords and login names.
Purpose of spoofing
- to gain access to a resource or website they could not otherwise access
- to manipulate unsuspecting users to give them account login credentials
- to embarrass or cause other damage to a company or person by committing negative acts while masquerading as them (for example sending virus-ridden emails while masquerading as a Symantec employee)
