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352-001 · Question #500

Which item will be attacked by a DoS attack?

The correct answer is B. Availability. A Denial of Service attack targets the Availability pillar of the CIA triad by overwhelming resources and preventing legitimate users from accessing services.

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Question

Which item will be attacked by a DoS attack?

Options

  • ACorrelation
  • BAvailability
  • CIntegrity
  • DConfidentiality

How the community answered

(30 responses)
  • B
    90% (27)
  • C
    7% (2)
  • D
    3% (1)

Why each option

A Denial of Service attack targets the Availability pillar of the CIA triad by overwhelming resources and preventing legitimate users from accessing services.

ACorrelation

Correlation is a log analysis technique used in SIEMs to identify patterns across events, not a CIA triad property and not a target of DoS attacks.

BAvailabilityCorrect

Availability is the CIA triad property that ensures resources are accessible to authorized users when needed. A DoS attack directly undermines this by flooding a target with traffic or exploiting vulnerabilities to exhaust system resources, making services unreachable for legitimate users. All forms of DoS - volumetric, protocol, or application-layer - share the singular goal of denying service.

CIntegrity

Integrity refers to the accuracy and trustworthiness of data; DoS attacks do not modify or corrupt stored or transmitted data.

DConfidentiality

Confidentiality protects data from unauthorized disclosure; DoS attacks do not aim to expose or exfiltrate sensitive information.

Concept tested: DoS attacks targeting the CIA triad availability

Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/about/security-center/ddos-attacks.html

Topics

#DoS attack#availability#CIA triad

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