Explain TCP/IP attacks.txt

Randomly opens TCP ports, tying up the network equipment or computer with a large amount of false requests, causing sessions to be denied to others

Sends abnormally large amounts of requests to a system preventing access to the services

Uses "zombies" to make tracing the origin of the DoS attack difficult to locate

Gains access to resources on devices by pretending to be a trusted computer

Intercepts or inserts false information in traffic between two hosts

Uses network sniffers to extract usernames and passwords to be used at a later date to gain access

Changes the DNS records on a system to point to false servers where the data is recorded