Types of Layer 2 attacks on a network

Throughout your journey, you will be exposed to many exciting technologies and environments. One such area an IT professional needs to know is cybersecurity and network security. As a network engineer, you won't always be designing and implementing networking technologies, but will also be responsible for the security of the network and its users. Today, newly emerging threats are surfacing – and will continue to – as hackers are developing new strategies and tools to compromise their targets.

Nowadays, hackers don't just hack for fun. Some hackers create sophisticated malware such as ransomware to encrypt all your data on your computer and request you pay a ransom to release your assets (data). Currently, there's a huge shortage of cybersecurity professionals in the world to combat the growing number of cyber threats on the internet. As a network engineer, you also play an important part in helping organizations...