Revenue expenditure 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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-. ''Financial reporting.''
+''Cybersecurity - cyber attacks.''
-Expenditure that is charged against profits in the current financial reporting period, rather than being capitalised.
+Sidejacking is a form of cyber attack in which an attacker steals a session cookie from a legitimate website visited by a legitimate client.
-Sometimes known as ''revenue costs.''
+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.
-. ''Tax.''
-Expenditure incurred in the course of trade that is treated as an allowable deduction in arriving at taxable profit.
+==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]]
-== See also ==
+[[Category:Technology]]
-* [[Capitalise]]
-* [[Expenditure]]
-* [[Opex]]
-* [[Revenue]]
-[[Category:Accounting,_tax_and_regulation]]