Hacking Dirty Dozen Fraudsters Favorite Attack Vectors

thumbnail Hacking Dirty Dozen Fraudsters Favorite Attack Vectors

Hacking Dirty Dozen Fraudsters Favorite Attack Vectors POS serverServersUsed in 36% of breaches No Title POS terminalUser DevicesUsed in 21% of breaches No Title Pay at the pump terminalUser Devices Used in 18% of breaches No Title Database serverServersUsed in 14% of breaches No Title Web app/serverServersUsed in 9% of breaches No Title Regular employee/end-userPeople […]

May 6, 2011
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1Hacking Dirty Dozen Fraudsters Favorite Attack Vectors

POS serverServersUsed in 36% of breaches

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POS terminalUser DevicesUsed in 21% of breaches

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Pay at the pump terminalUser Devices Used in 18% of breaches

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Database serverServersUsed in 14% of breaches

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Web app/serverServersUsed in 9% of breaches

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Regular employee/end-userPeople Used in 8% of breaches

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Automated teller machine (ATM)User DevicesUsed in 8% of breaches

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Desktop/workstationUser Devices Used in 8% of breaches

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Payment card (credit, debit, etc)Offline Data Used in 7% of breaches

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File servesServers Used in 4% of breaches

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DocumentsOffline Data Used in 4% of breaches

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Finance/accounting staffPeople Used in 4% of breaches

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