Network Security can be attaack by 4 group;
Passive attacks
Release of message contents
Traffic analysis
1. Interception - more easier and efficient such as password sniffed.
Active attacks
Masquerade
Replay
Modification
Denial of service
2. Interruption - Stop or delaying the information sending,Dos attack or network.
3. Modification - Changes information by others without permission, etc trojan horse
4. Fabrication - The unborn fact, lies, fiction, fables or spoofed packects.
Social Engineering Attack is also an active attack. It attacked by disguise to steal information from others such as Maybank2u, facebook and TM.