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CERTIFIED-IN-CYBERSECURITY · Question #45

Which type of attack PRIMARILY aims to make a resource inaccessible to its intended users?

The correct answer is D. Denial of Service. A denial of service attack (DoS) consists in compromising the availability of a system or service through a malicious overload of requests, which causes the activation of safety mechanisms that delay or limit the availability of that system or service. Due to this, systems or ser

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Question

Which type of attack PRIMARILY aims to make a resource inaccessible to its intended users?

Options

  • ATrojans
  • BPhishing
  • CCross-Site Scripting
  • DDenial of Service

How the community answered

(37 responses)
  • A
    8% (3)
  • B
    3% (1)
  • C
    3% (1)
  • D
    86% (32)

Explanation

A denial of service attack (DoS) consists in compromising the availability of a system or service through a malicious overload of requests, which causes the activation of safety mechanisms that delay or limit the availability of that system or service. Due to this, systems or services are rendered inaccessible to their intended users. Trojans, phishing, and cross-site scripting attacks try to covertly gain access to the system or data, and therefore do not primarily aim at compromising the system's availability.

Topics

#Attack types#Denial of Service#Availability#Cybersecurity fundamentals

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