Re: [fw-wiz] Application-level Attacks

From: Marcus J. Ranum (mjr_at_ranum.com)
Date: 01/29/05

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    To: Adam Shostack <adam@homeport.org>, vbwilliams@neb.rr.com
Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2005 04:30:29 -0500

    Adam Shostack wrote:
    >I think that the "new" application layer attacks are things like sql
    >injection for data theft, phishing, etc. I think perhaps business
    >layer attacks makes more sense as a name.

    Those are "social engineering attacks"
    :)
    AKA "layer 8 attacks"
    AKA "user layer attacks"
    AKA "meat layer attacks"

    By the way, you DON'T want to see what a meat layer buffer overrun
    looks like....

    mjr.

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