Front door attack? What is it?

Front door attack exploits known vulnerabilities, using social engineering threat vectors like phishing, brute force, and SQL injections. These attack vectors are more well-known and prominent and are likely to be detected sooner.

Front door attack

Front door attacks typically use legitimate credentials to exploit vulnerabilities or break into two accounts. They use more “in-your-face” methods, like tricking employees into revealing private login confidential by pretending to be a known platform. It typically use legitimate credentials in an unauthorized way. They can also result from a physical breach, such as criminals breaking into a data warehouse or a physical building.

Key Differences

Let’s look at some of the main differences regarding entry points, detection, exploitation tactics, and remediation.

• Entry points: It targets main entry points through social engineering like phishing.
• Detection: It is typically detected immediately.
• Exploitation Tactic: It takes advantage of user behavior or a lack of security protocols.
• Remediation: Companies can mitigate front door attacks through stronger password protection, access controls, and employee cybersecurity awareness training.

Whether criminals are coming in through a known front door or a little-used back door, it’s completely possible to defend all of your sensitive systems against these damaging incidents. Let’s examine a few different ways to proactively protect your business.

“A defender has to secure the entire attack surface from every possible attack all the time. The attacker has to be lucky once.” ~ Bruce Schneier

Defending Against Backdoor and Front Door Attacks

Creating a two-pronged defense against front door and backdoor attacks requires a robust and comprehensive security strategy. From simple employee security awareness training to more sophisticated network segmentation, here are a few different ways to create a defensible organization.