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Which category includes Dos Attacks?

The correct answer is C. flood attacks. Denial-of-Service (DoS) attacks commonly involve flood attacks, where a system is overwhelmed with traffic to make it unavailable.

Submitted by kwame.gh· Mar 30, 2026Security Concepts

Question

Which category includes Dos Attacks?

Options

  • Avirus attacks
  • Btrojan attacks
  • Cflood attacks
  • Dphishing attacks

How the community answered

(29 responses)
  • B
    7% (2)
  • C
    90% (26)
  • D
    3% (1)

Why each option

Denial-of-Service (DoS) attacks commonly involve flood attacks, where a system is overwhelmed with traffic to make it unavailable.

Avirus attacks

Virus attacks are a type of malware that self-replicate and spread, which is distinct from the resource exhaustion or disruption goals of a DoS attack.

Btrojan attacks

Trojan attacks involve deceptive malware to gain unauthorized access or perform malicious actions, rather than overwhelming a system for service denial.

Cflood attacksCorrect

Flood attacks, such as SYN floods or UDP floods, are a primary technique used in Denial-of-Service (DoS) attacks to overwhelm a target's network or system resources, rendering it inaccessible to legitimate users.

Dphishing attacks

Phishing attacks are social engineering attempts to trick users into revealing sensitive information, not a direct method of disrupting service availability through network or system overload.

Concept tested: Types of DoS attacks

Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/security/what-is-denial-of-service.html

Topics

#DoS attacks#Denial of Service#Flood attacks#Attack types

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