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What type of TCP packet is used in a SYN Flood attack?
What type of TCP packet is used in a SYN Flood attack?
- ACK
- SYN-ACK
- SYN (correct)
- ICMP
In a Ping Flood attack, which protocol is used to flood the victim?
In a Ping Flood attack, which protocol is used to flood the victim?
- HTTP
- TCP
- ICMP (correct)
- UDP
What is the impact of a SYN Flood attack on the victim?
What is the impact of a SYN Flood attack on the victim?
- Crashing due to insufficient memory and CPU power
- Utilizing bandwidth
- Running out of memory and crashing (correct)
- Consuming CPU cycles
What type of packets flood a webserver in an HTTP Flood attack?
What type of packets flood a webserver in an HTTP Flood attack?
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What is the goal of a Ping Flood attack?
What is the goal of a Ping Flood attack?
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Why might a victim crash during an HTTP Flood attack?
Why might a victim crash during an HTTP Flood attack?
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What are botnets used for in DoS attacks?
What are botnets used for in DoS attacks?
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What happens when a victim is flooded with SYN packets in a SYN Flood attack?
What happens when a victim is flooded with SYN packets in a SYN Flood attack?
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