Strategic Security Intelligence


The All.Net Security Database


Generated Wed May 5 16:25:34 PDT 1999 by fc@all

Cause/Mechanism:
  • Threat Profiles
  • Attack Methods
  • Defense Methods
    Process:
  • Prevention
  • Detection
  • Reaction
    Impact:
  • Integrity
  • Availability
  • Confidential
  • Use Control
  • Other:
  • Risk Management
  • Database Description

    Domain:
  • Physical
  • Informational
  • Systemic
    Sophistication:
  • Theoretical
  • Demonstrated
  • Widespread
  • Perspectives:
  • Management
  • Policy
  • Standards
  • Procedures
  • Documentation
  • Audit
  • Testing
  • Technical Safeguards
  • Personnel
  • Incident Handling
  • Legal
  • Physical
  • Awareness
  • Training
  • Education
  • Organization
  • Brekne's Mechanistic:
  • Input
  • Output
  • Storage
  • Processing
  • Transmission
  • Brekne's Causal:
  • Accidental
  • Malicious
  • Brekne's Method:
  • Leakage
  • Masquerade
  • Denial
  • Corruption
  • Usage
  • Mental

  • Threat36:

    Name:extortionists

    Complexity: Extortion is commonly used to get money in exchange for not causing harm. It is closely related to kidnapping.
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    Related Database Material

    [Attack30 - bribes and extortion]
    [Attack52 - audio/video viewing]
    [Attack59 - backup theft, corruption, or destruction]
    [Attack3 - cable cuts]
    [Attack56 - data aggregation]
    [Attack48 - data diddling]
    [Attack82 - dependency analysis and exploitation]
    [Attack44 - desychronization and time-based attacks]
    [Attack73 - distributed coordinated attacks]
    [Attack17 - dumpster diving]
    [Attack50 - electronic interference]
    [Attack37 - environment corruption]
    [Attack11 - environmental control loss]
    [Attack67 - error-induced mis-operation]
    [Attack36 - excess privilege exploitation]
    [Attack18 - fictitious people]
    [Attack31 - get a job]
    [Attack70 - hardware failure - system flaw exploitation]
    [Attack45 - imperfect daemon exploits]
    [Attack41 - implied trust exploitation]
    [Attack86 - inappropriate defaults]
    [Attack69 - induced stress failures]
    [Attack23 - infrastructure interference]
    [Attack24 - infrastructure observation]
    [Attack25 - insertion in transit]
    [Attack33 - invalid values on calls]
    [Attack74 - man-in-the-middle]
    [Attack39 - modeling mismatches]
    [Attack27 - modification in transit]
    [Attack72 - network service and protocol attacks]
    [Attack26 - observation in transit]
    [Attack90 - strategic or tactical deceptions]
    [Attack32 - password guessing]
    [Attack51 - PBX bugging]
    [Attack85 - peer relationship exploitation]
    [Attack21 - perception management a.k.a. human engineering]
    [Attack87 - piggybacking]
    [Attack2 - power failure]
    [Attack19 - protection missetting exploitation]
    [Attack53 - repair-replace-remove information]
    [Attack76 - replay attacks]
    [Attack94 - repudiation]
    [Attack65 - residual data gathering]
    [Attack20 - resource availability manipulation]
    [Attack60 - restoration process corruption or misuse]
    [Attack55 - shoulder surfing]
    [Attack22 - spoofing and masquerading]
    [Attack13 - system maintenance]
    [Attack16 - Trojan horses]
    [Attack34 - undocumented or unknown function exploitation]
    [Attack49 - van Eck bugging]
    [Attack47 - viruses]
    [Attack54 - wire closet attacks]
    [Attack30 - bribes and extortion]
    [Attack52 - audio/video viewing]
    [Attack59 - backup theft, corruption, or destruction]
    [Attack3 - cable cuts]
    [Attack56 - data aggregation]
    [Attack48 - data diddling]
    [Attack82 - dependency analysis and exploitation]
    [Attack44 - desychronization and time-based attacks]
    [Attack73 - distributed coordinated attacks]
    [Attack17 - dumpster diving]
    [Attack50 - electronic interference]
    [Attack37 - environment corruption]
    [Attack11 - environmental control loss]
    [Attack67 - error-induced mis-operation]
    [Attack36 - excess privilege exploitation]
    [Attack18 - fictitious people]
    [Attack31 - get a job]
    [Attack70 - hardware failure - system flaw exploitation]
    [Attack45 - imperfect daemon exploits]
    [Attack41 - implied trust exploitation]
    [Attack86 - inappropriate defaults]
    [Attack69 - induced stress failures]
    [Attack23 - infrastructure interference]
    [Attack24 - infrastructure observation]
    [Attack25 - insertion in transit]
    [Attack33 - invalid values on calls]
    [Attack74 - man-in-the-middle]
    [Attack39 - modeling mismatches]
    [Attack27 - modification in transit]
    [Attack72 - network service and protocol attacks]
    [Attack26 - observation in transit]
    [Attack90 - strategic or tactical deceptions]
    [Attack32 - password guessing]
    [Attack51 - PBX bugging]
    [Attack85 - peer relationship exploitation]
    [Attack21 - perception management a.k.a. human engineering]
    [Attack87 - piggybacking]
    [Attack2 - power failure]
    [Attack19 - protection missetting exploitation]
    [Attack53 - repair-replace-remove information]
    [Attack76 - replay attacks]
    [Attack94 - repudiation]
    [Attack65 - residual data gathering]
    [Attack20 - resource availability manipulation]
    [Attack60 - restoration process corruption or misuse]
    [Attack55 - shoulder surfing]
    [Attack22 - spoofing and masquerading]
    [Attack13 - system maintenance]
    [Attack16 - Trojan horses]
    [Attack34 - undocumented or unknown function exploitation]
    [Attack49 - van Eck bugging]
    [Attack47 - viruses]
    [Attack54 - wire closet attacks]