Just as nations engage in both Intelligence (gaining information about rival nations) and Counter-Intelligence (preventing rival nations from gaining Intel about themselves), so too do companies need to engage in defensive operations to protect their information. Companies need to protect against:

1. Denial of Service Attacks (often distributed)

2. Man in the Middle Attacks

3. Phishing and Spear Phishing Attacks

4. Password Attacks

5. SQL Injection Attacks

6. Cross-Site Scripting (XXS) Attacks

7. Rootkit Attacks

8. Internet of Things Attacks

Make-up essay, on any two of the types of attacks

When presenting, describe the method of attack, give at least one real world example of a company being attacked that way (including perpetrator, if known; cost/damage; other salient details), and best ways to combat this type of attack.