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GISF · Question #424
You work as a Network Administrator for ABC Inc. The company has a secure wireless network. However, in the last few days, an attack has been taking place over and over again. This attack is taking…
The correct answer is A. Smurf attack. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.
Question
You work as a Network Administrator for ABC Inc. The company has a secure wireless network. However, in the last few days, an attack has been taking place over and over again. This attack is taking advantage of ICMP directed broadcast. To stop this attack, you need to disable ICMP directed broadcasts. Which of the following attacks is taking place?
Options
- ASmurf attack
- BSniffer attack
- CCryptographic attack
- DFMS attack
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