A company's e-commerce site is being flooded with network traffic, but very few legitimate transactions are taking place. A technician checks the firewall logs, and the traffic is coming from many…

The correct answer is B. DDoS. A Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack occurs when a large volume of traffic is directed at a target from many different IP addresses simultaneously, overwhelming the server and preventing legitimate users from accessing the service. The key indicator here is traffic…

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A company’s e-commerce site is being flooded with network traffic, but very few legitimate transactions are taking place. A technician checks the firewall logs, and the traffic is coming from many different IP addresses. Which of the following describes this type of attack?

Options

ABrute force
BDDoS
CSpear phishing
DMan-in-the-middle

How the community answered

(49 responses)

B
94% (46)
C
2% (1)
D
4% (2)

Explanation

A Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack occurs when a large volume of traffic is directed at a target from many different IP addresses simultaneously, overwhelming the server and preventing legitimate users from accessing the service. The key indicator here is traffic originating from many different IPs - this distinguishes it from a DoS attack (single source). Brute force (A) involves repeated login attempts to guess credentials. Spear phishing (C) is a targeted email-based social engineering attack. Man-in-the-middle (D) involves intercepting communications between two parties. The combination of high traffic volume, multiple source IPs, and disruption of legitimate transactions is the hallmark of a DDoS attack.

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#DDoS attack#network security#traffic flooding#firewall logs

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