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Submitted by kevin_r· Mar 5, 2026Security Operations
Question
An Intrusion Detection System (IDS) is generating alarms that a user account has over 100 failed login attempts per minute. A sniffer is placed on the network, and a variety of passwords for that user are noted. Which of the following is MOST likely occurring?
Options
- AA dictionary attack
- BA Denial of Service (DoS) attack
- CA spoofing attack
- DA backdoor installation
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Topics
#dictionary attack#intrusion detection#password attacks#incident analysis