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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.
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Which category includes Dos Attacks?
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- Avirus attacks
- Btrojan attacks
- Cflood attacks
- Dphishing attacks
How the community answered
(29 responses)- B7% (2)
- C90% (26)
- D3% (1)
Why each option
Denial-of-Service (DoS) attacks commonly involve flood attacks, where a system is overwhelmed with traffic to make it unavailable.
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.
Trojan attacks involve deceptive malware to gain unauthorized access or perform malicious actions, rather than overwhelming a system for service denial.
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.
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
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