{"id":13545,"date":"2021-08-07T06:10:52","date_gmt":"2021-08-07T06:10:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ded9.com\/?p=13545"},"modified":"2025-11-11T10:28:21","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T10:28:21","slug":"what-are-brute-force-attacks-and-how-should-they-be-prevented","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ded9.com\/de\/what-are-brute-force-attacks-and-how-should-they-be-prevented\/","title":{"rendered":"What Are Brute Force Attacks and How Should They Be Prevented"},"content":{"rendered":"

Unlike other cyber attacks, such as DDoS and XSS attacks, Brute Force attacks have nothing to do with a website’s vulnerabilities. They target users with weak usernames and passwords. In this article, we will become more familiar with this type of attack and introduce methods to prevent it.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

What is a brute force attack?<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

Brute-force attacks occur when a hacker, with great effort and testing of a large number of usernames and passwords, targets the account of a person or persons. Hackers in brute-force attacks usually try many passwords in the hope that one of them will eventually be correct. This attack is like trying all the possible combinations in one lock, except that hackers try all the possible combinations in a much larger-scale brute-force attack.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Passwords are not the only resources at risk of brute-force attacks; cybercriminals also hack links, directories, usernames, and emails.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The target of Brute force attacks<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

Brute-force attacks aim to infiltrate information and resources that are restricted to other users. They can target access to an admin account, encrypted pages, or emails registered on a website.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

In fact, accessing a real account’s information threatens the entire website’s security, and hackers can use it as part of their infected network.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

How Brute Force attacks work<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

The most common type of brute force attack is a dictionary attack, which includes a list of identity documents in which a hacker tries to access a website admin account using common usernames and passwords. Dictionary attacks usually start with the simplest identity, such as username: Admin and password: 123456, and try more complex ones over time.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Public understanding is very important in identifying brute-force attacks. For example, if you see somewhere that a person is constantly trying to log in to a specific account, it is very likely that they are running a brute-force attack.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Other signs of a Brute force attack include:<\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n