Insolvency Act and Sidejacking: Difference between pages

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Cybersecurity - cyber attacks.

Sidejacking is a form of cyber attack in which an attacker steals a session cookie from a legitimate website visited by a legitimate client.

These cookies often contain usernames and passwords, and are generally sent back unencrypted, even if the original log-in was protected via https.

The session cookie is then used to gain unauthorised access to systems.

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-(IA).
+''Cybersecurity - cyber attacks.''
-Key UK legislation relating to insolvency.
+Sidejacking is a form of cyber attack in which an attacker steals a session cookie from a legitimate website visited by a legitimate client.
+These cookies often contain usernames and passwords, and are generally sent back unencrypted, even if the original log-in was protected via https.
-== See also ==
+The session cookie is then used to gain unauthorised access to systems.
-* [[Insolvency]]
-* [[Insolvency practitioner]]
-[[Category:Compliance_and_audit]]
+==See also==
+*[[CEO fraud]]
+*[[Cyber attack]]
+*[[Cybercrime – A Threat And An Opportunity]]
+*[[Cyber security: protecting your business and your clients]]
+*[[Cybersecurity]]
+*[[DDoS]]
+*[[Hotspot sniffing]]
+*[[Man in the middle]]
+*[[National Cyber Security Centre]]
+*[[Social engineering]]
+[[Category:Identify_and_assess_risks]]
+[[Category:Technology]]