Tricks
A trick is a “mean crafty procedure or practice...designed to deceive, delude, or
defraud.1” Hackers use tricks to find short cuts for gaining unauthorized access to
systems. They may use their access for illegal or destructive purposes, or they may
simply be testing their own skills to see if they can perform a task.
Given that most hackers are motivated by curiosity and have time to try endless
attacks, the probability is high that eventually they do find a sophisticated method
to gain access to just about any environment. However, these aren’t the types of
attacks we address in this article, because most successful intrusions are
accomplished through well-known and well-documented security vulnerabilities
that either haven’t been patched, disabled, or otherwise dealt with. These
vulnerabilities are exploited every day and shouldn’t be.
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