CERTIFIED-IN-CYBERSECURITY · Question #56
Which type of attack has the PRIMARY objective controlling the system from outside?
The correct answer is B. Backdoors. A backdoor is a covert method of bypassing normal authentication to gain unauthorized remote access to a system. Its primary purpose is to allow an attacker to control the compromised system from a remote location, often persistently and without detection. Trojans disguise…
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Which type of attack has the PRIMARY objective controlling the system from outside?
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- ATrojans
- BBackdoors
- CCross-Site Scripting
- DRootkits
How the community answered
(46 responses)- A7% (3)
- B87% (40)
- C4% (2)
- D2% (1)
Explanation
A backdoor is a covert method of bypassing normal authentication to gain unauthorized remote access to a system. Its primary purpose is to allow an attacker to control the compromised system from a remote location, often persistently and without detection. Trojans disguise themselves as legitimate software but are not specifically designed for remote control. Rootkits are designed to hide malware and maintain stealth on a system. Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) targets web application users by injecting scripts. Only backdoors have remote external system control as their primary objective.
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