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EC0-350 · Question #643

Henry is an attacker and wants to gain control of a system and use it to flood a target system with requests, so as to prevent legitimate users from gaining access. What type of attack is Henry using?

The correct answer is B. Henry is using a denial of service attack which is a valid threat used by an attacker. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.

Question

Henry is an attacker and wants to gain control of a system and use it to flood a target system with requests, so as to prevent legitimate users from gaining access. What type of attack is Henry using?

Options

  • AHenry is executing commands or viewing data outside the intended target path
  • BHenry is using a denial of service attack which is a valid threat used by an attacker
  • CHenry is taking advantage of an incorrect configuration that leads to access with higher-than- expected
  • DHenry uses poorly designed input validation routines to create or alter commands to gain access to

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  • A
    9% (2)
  • B
    82% (18)
  • C
    5% (1)
  • D
    5% (1)

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