Malicious Users
Explore how various malicious users impact distributed systems, including script kiddies and advanced persistent threats. Understand the risks posed by DDoS attacks, botnets, and user session vulnerabilities. Learn strategies like minimizing session memory, employing circuit breakers, and stress testing to maintain system stability under malicious or unpredictable user behavior.
Advanced persistent threat
The final group of undesirable users are the truly malicious. These evil villains just live to ruin the system you put all your time into.
Truly talented crackers who can analyze our defenses can develop a customized attack and infiltrate our systems without being spotted are blessedly rare. This is referred to as an advanced persistent threat. Once we are targeted by such an entity, we will almost certainly be breached. Consult a serious reference on security for help with this. We cannot offer sound advice beyond that. This dives into deep waters with respect to law enforcement and forensic evidence.
Script kiddies
The overwhelming majority of malicious users are known as “script kiddies”. Don’t let the diminutive name fool you. ...