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DoS attacks are categorized as what?

The correct answer is B. flood attacks. DoS attacks typically overwhelm a system with traffic, categorizing them primarily as flood attacks.

Submitted by zhang_li· Mar 30, 2026Security Concepts

Question

DoS attacks are categorized as what?

Options

  • Aphishing attacks
  • Bflood attacks
  • Cvirus attacks
  • Dtrojan attacks

How the community answered

(31 responses)
  • B
    90% (28)
  • C
    6% (2)
  • D
    3% (1)

Why each option

DoS attacks typically overwhelm a system with traffic, categorizing them primarily as flood attacks.

Aphishing attacks

Phishing attacks are social engineering attacks aimed at tricking users into revealing sensitive information, not primarily about overwhelming system resources.

Bflood attacksCorrect

Denial-of-Service (DoS) attacks often involve sending a massive volume of traffic to a target, such as SYN floods or UDP floods, to overwhelm its resources and prevent legitimate users from accessing services.

Cvirus attacks

Virus attacks involve malicious software that replicates and spreads to compromise systems, which is a different category than DoS attacks.

Dtrojan attacks

Trojan attacks involve deceptive malware that appears legitimate but performs malicious actions, distinct from the resource exhaustion characteristic of DoS attacks.

Concept tested: DoS attack classification

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/security/fundamentals/ddos-best-practices

Topics

#DoS#flood attacks#attack classification#denial of service

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