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CERTIFIED-IN-CYBERSECURITY · Question #36
Which type of attack attempts to gain information by observing the device's power consumption? ()
The correct answer is B. Side Channels. A side-channel attack is a passive and non-invasive attack aiming to extract information from a running system, by using special-purpose hardware to perform power monitoring, as well as timing and fault analysis attacks. The remaining are software-based attacks.
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Question
Which type of attack attempts to gain information by observing the device's power consumption? ()
Options
- ATrojans
- BSide Channels
- CCross Site Scripting
- DDenial of Service
How the community answered
(43 responses)- A2% (1)
- B88% (38)
- C7% (3)
- D2% (1)
Explanation
A side-channel attack is a passive and non-invasive attack aiming to extract information from a running system, by using special-purpose hardware to perform power monitoring, as well as timing and fault analysis attacks. The remaining are software-based attacks.
Topics
#Side-channel attacks#Power analysis#Attack types#Cryptography
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