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What is the primary purpose of a botnet in online attacks?
What is the primary purpose of a botnet in online attacks?
- To increase the speed of a website
- To send a request to the same website at the same time (correct)
- To send a request to a website at a slower rate
- To protect a website from DDoS attacks
What can be used to absorb harmful traffic before it reaches the server?
What can be used to absorb harmful traffic before it reaches the server?
- DDoS protection clouds (correct)
- Antivirus software
- Firewall
- Router
What percentage of a country's total internet traffic can DDoS attacks comprise, according to Cisco?
What percentage of a country's total internet traffic can DDoS attacks comprise, according to Cisco?
- 20%
- 5%
- 1%
- 10% (correct)
What type of DDoS attacks are not fully protected by cloud-based DDoS mitigation?
What type of DDoS attacks are not fully protected by cloud-based DDoS mitigation?
What is a common misconception about DDoS mitigation?
What is a common misconception about DDoS mitigation?
Who can be vulnerable to DDoS attacks?
Who can be vulnerable to DDoS attacks?
What is the primary goal of a Denial of Service (DoS) attack?
What is the primary goal of a Denial of Service (DoS) attack?
What is the main difference between HTTP GET Flood and HTTP POST Flood?
What is the main difference between HTTP GET Flood and HTTP POST Flood?
What is the characteristic of a Slowloris attack?
What is the characteristic of a Slowloris attack?
What is the difference between a Denial of Service (DoS) attack and a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack?
What is the difference between a Denial of Service (DoS) attack and a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack?
What is the consequence of a successful Denial of Service (DoS) attack?
What is the consequence of a successful Denial of Service (DoS) attack?
What is the purpose of multiple requests in an HTTP Flood attack?
What is the purpose of multiple requests in an HTTP Flood attack?
What is the primary function of a router in a network?
What is the primary function of a router in a network?
What is used to identify a device on a network?
What is used to identify a device on a network?
What is the term for a device that requests access to a website or online service?
What is the term for a device that requests access to a website or online service?
What is the purpose of an IP address?
What is the purpose of an IP address?
What is a MAC address composed of?
What is a MAC address composed of?
What is a server in the context of a network?
What is a server in the context of a network?
