Cyberwarfare Overview

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What is the main goal of a Denial-of-Service (DoS) attack?

  • To damage the reputation of an organization
  • To gain unauthorized access to a system
  • To conduct violent activities over the Internet
  • To restrict or prevent access to system resources for legitimate users (correct)

How do attackers typically gain higher privileges in a system or application?

  • By using computer worms and viruses
  • By engaging in cyber defamation activities
  • By flooding the system with nonlegitimate service requests (correct)
  • By sending defamatory emails

What is cyber defamation?

  • Conducting violent activities over the Internet
  • Threatening individuals or groups for political advantages
  • Using malicious tools with a personal agenda
  • Damaging the reputation of an organization or individual through offensive online activities (correct)

Which cybercrime involves threatening, intimidating, or performing violent activities over the Internet for ideological or political advantages?

<p>Cyberterrorism (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In what way do attackers cause the unavailability of a victim's website during a DoS attack?

<p>By flooding the system with nonlegitimate service requests (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary aim of cyberterrorism?

<p>To perform violent activities over the Internet for ideological advantages (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does cyber defamation impact its victims?

<p>By damaging their reputation through offensive online activities (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What distinguishes cyberwarfare from cyberterrorism?

<p>Cyberwarfare aims at damaging individuals or organizations, while cyberterrorism seeks ideological advantages. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which action characterizes a cyberwarfare scenario?

<p>Disrupting an organization's network to gain strategic advantages. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does a Cyberterrorism attack differ from a Denial-of-Service (DoS) attack?

<p>A DoS attack does not involve violent activities over the Internet. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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