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Notes:
- The attacks that we look at today are in one of three categories and have the following goals:
- Prevent another user from using a network connection
- Disable a host or service
- Monitor traffic
- The reasons for these goals vary:
- Usually the prevention of network, host, or service usability is a result of some revenge.
- Monitoring traffic usually has two eventual goals:
- New compromised accounts from which attacks can be staged
- Espionage of some type, resulting in embarrassment or blackmail