Passive Attack is a kind of #Security Attack involves eavesdropping or monitoring the network without disturbing the system utilities. It is rather difficult to detect, but there are some prevention methods available. Interception# is such attack. A Passive Attack could be developed into an Active Attack.
Passive Attack
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Security Attack
Security Attack is an action that attempt to compromise the information security and/or disrupt the normal flow of information, that is from source to destination. There are several methods on attempting it: Interruption#, Interception#, Modification# and Fabrication#. Based on its invasiveness, Security Attack could be divided into two categories: Passive Attack# and Active Attack#.