A penetration tester is authorized to perform a DoS attack against a host on a network. Given the following input: Which of the following attack types is most likely being used in the test?

The correct answer is D. SYN flood. A SYN flood attack exploits the TCP handshake by sending a succession of SYN requests to a target's system. Each request initializes a connection that the target system must acknowledge, thus consuming resources.

Submitted by hassan_iq· Mar 6, 2026Attacks and Exploits

Question

A penetration tester is authorized to perform a DoS attack against a host on a network. Given the following input:

Which of the following attack types is most likely being used in the test?

Options

AMDK4
BSmurf attack
CFragAttack
DSYN flood

How the community answered

(30 responses)

A
3% (1)
B
7% (2)
C
3% (1)
D
87% (26)

Explanation

A SYN flood attack exploits the TCP handshake by sending a succession of SYN requests to a target's system. Each request initializes a connection that the target system must acknowledge, thus consuming resources.

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#DoS attack#SYN flood

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