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E-mail bombing attacks a specific entity by:
The correct answer is B. Sending high volumes of e-mail. In Internet usage, an email bomb is a form of net abuse consisting of sending huge volumes of email to an address in an attempt to overflow the mailbox or overwhelm the server where the email address is hosted in a denial-of-service attack.
Understanding Network Security
Question
E-mail bombing attacks a specific entity by:
Options
- ARedirecting all e-mail to another entity
- BSending high volumes of e-mail
- CTracing e-mail to the destination address
- DTriggering high levels of security alerts
How the community answered
(38 responses)- A5% (2)
- B82% (31)
- C11% (4)
- D3% (1)
Explanation
In Internet usage, an email bomb is a form of net abuse consisting of sending huge volumes of email to an address in an attempt to overflow the mailbox or overwhelm the server where the email address is hosted in a denial-of-service attack.
Topics
#email bombing#denial of service#email threats
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