Password cracking: The process of attempting to guess or decrypt a password that has been stored or transmitted, often by trying a series of possible passwords until the correct one is found. Various methods are used, including brute force attacks (trying all possible combinations), dictionary attacks (using common words or phrases), and rainbow table attacks (precomputed tables for reversing hash functions).
Categories: CC D5: Security Operations | CCSP D4: Cloud Application Security | CISM D3: Information Security Program | CISSP D7: Security Operations | Security+ D2: Threats Vulnerabilities and Mitigations | SSCP D4: Incident Response and Recovery
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