List and briefly describe passive and active security attacks.

Passive security attack are the unauthorized disclosure in the network attack. In this type of security attack a system are use for monitoring and sometimes scanning the open port. It basically include the monitoring the unprotected data and traffic analysis.

On the other hand, active security system modify the transmitted data and gain the unauthorized access from the computer system.

This type of security attack basically monitor the file transfer and electronic mail from the attacks which can be pass in the form of viruses in the computer system.