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What is a common motivation for launching a Denial of Service attack?
What is a common motivation for launching a Denial of Service attack?
- To increase the target's website traffic
- To divert attention while stealing data (correct)
- To help the target improve their service
- To enhance the target's security
How can an attacker cause a Denial of Service through physical means?
How can an attacker cause a Denial of Service through physical means?
- By pulling the power switch of a building (correct)
- By spamming thousands of emails
- By exploiting software vulnerabilities
- By launching a botnet attack
Why is it important to keep operating systems and applications up to date?
Why is it important to keep operating systems and applications up to date?
- To prevent Denial of Service attacks (correct)
- For increasing website traffic
- To make the web server faster
- To attract competition attention
What is a possible consequence of a Denial of Service attack on a DNS server?
What is a possible consequence of a Denial of Service attack on a DNS server?
How does a Denial of Service attack sometimes impact the victim's focus?
How does a Denial of Service attack sometimes impact the victim's focus?
What is highlighted as a misconception about Denial-of-Service attacks in the text?
What is highlighted as a misconception about Denial-of-Service attacks in the text?
What type of attack involves overwhelming a web server with excessive traffic?
What type of attack involves overwhelming a web server with excessive traffic?
What might an attacker exploit in an application to cause a Denial-of-Service?
What might an attacker exploit in an application to cause a Denial-of-Service?
What is the purpose of a zip bomb in the context of a Denial-of-Service attack?
What is the purpose of a zip bomb in the context of a Denial-of-Service attack?
How can an attacker exploit rapid elasticity in cloud-based services for a Denial-of-Service?
How can an attacker exploit rapid elasticity in cloud-based services for a Denial-of-Service?
What distinguishes the security posture for operational technology (OT) environments from traditional network security?
What distinguishes the security posture for operational technology (OT) environments from traditional network security?
What could be a consequence of a successful Denial-of-Service attack on operational technology?
What could be a consequence of a successful Denial-of-Service attack on operational technology?
Which action could an attacker potentially carry out in an OT environment to create a Denial-of-Service situation?
Which action could an attacker potentially carry out in an OT environment to create a Denial-of-Service situation?
What might an attacker attempt to achieve by slowing down an application's response times?
What might an attacker attempt to achieve by slowing down an application's response times?
What role does a zip bomb play in causing a Denial-of-Service?
What role does a zip bomb play in causing a Denial-of-Service?
How does an attacker target the available drive space in a Denial-of-Service attack involving a zip bomb?
How does an attacker target the available drive space in a Denial-of-Service attack involving a zip bomb?
What protocol should you turn on to prevent layer 2 loops in a network?
What protocol should you turn on to prevent layer 2 loops in a network?
In a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack, attackers often use what to create bandwidth spikes?
In a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack, attackers often use what to create bandwidth spikes?
What type of attack involves using many, many systems simultaneously to attack a single service?
What type of attack involves using many, many systems simultaneously to attack a single service?
What can an attacker use to amplify a DDoS attack by reflecting a particular type of protocol?
What can an attacker use to amplify a DDoS attack by reflecting a particular type of protocol?
How did the Zeus botnet impact computers when it reached its peak?
How did the Zeus botnet impact computers when it reached its peak?
Which type of attack creates a loop in a network and can make the entire network unavailable?
Which type of attack creates a loop in a network and can make the entire network unavailable?
What happens if one person downloads a very large file and you don't manage the bandwidth over your internet connections?
What happens if one person downloads a very large file and you don't manage the bandwidth over your internet connections?
What could happen if a water line break occurs above your data center?
What could happen if a water line break occurs above your data center?
What is the purpose of using DNS to amplify a DDoS attack?
What is the purpose of using DNS to amplify a DDoS attack?
What can be a simple yet effective method for causing a Denial-of-Service, as described in the text?
What can be a simple yet effective method for causing a Denial-of-Service, as described in the text?
Why is it emphasized in the text to keep operating systems and applications up to date?
Why is it emphasized in the text to keep operating systems and applications up to date?
What is a possible secondary motive an attacker might have for launching a Denial-of-Service while focusing on other activities in the network, according to the text?
What is a possible secondary motive an attacker might have for launching a Denial-of-Service while focusing on other activities in the network, according to the text?
Which scenario best exemplifies a Denial-of-Service attack mentioned in the text?
Which scenario best exemplifies a Denial-of-Service attack mentioned in the text?
What is highlighted as an often misperceived aspect of Denial-of-Service attacks in the text?
What is highlighted as an often misperceived aspect of Denial-of-Service attacks in the text?
In the context of Denial-of-Service, what could be a potential reason why an attacker might target a DNS server specifically?
In the context of Denial-of-Service, what could be a potential reason why an attacker might target a DNS server specifically?
What can accidentally happen if you plug in the wrong cables to the wrong switch?
What can accidentally happen if you plug in the wrong cables to the wrong switch?
How might one person downloading a large file impact others on a limited internet connection?
How might one person downloading a large file impact others on a limited internet connection?
In a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack, attackers may typically use what to overwhelm a service?
In a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack, attackers may typically use what to overwhelm a service?
What technique do attackers use to amplify a DDoS attack by sending a small attack as a much larger one?
What technique do attackers use to amplify a DDoS attack by sending a small attack as a much larger one?
What is the impact of using DNS to amplify a DDoS attack?
What is the impact of using DNS to amplify a DDoS attack?
What distinguishes a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack from traditional attacks on a single service?
What distinguishes a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack from traditional attacks on a single service?
How can an attacker make a small attack seem like a much larger one in a DDoS attack?
How can an attacker make a small attack seem like a much larger one in a DDoS attack?
What is the main purpose of turning on Spanning Tree Protocol in a network?
What is the main purpose of turning on Spanning Tree Protocol in a network?
Why might an attacker use many, many systems simultaneously in a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack instead of a single system?
Why might an attacker use many, many systems simultaneously in a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack instead of a single system?
What is the purpose of a zip bomb in the context of a Denial-of-Service attack?
What is the purpose of a zip bomb in the context of a Denial-of-Service attack?
How can an attacker exploit rapid elasticity in cloud-based services for a Denial-of-Service?
How can an attacker exploit rapid elasticity in cloud-based services for a Denial-of-Service?
What distinguishes the security posture for operational technology (OT) environments from traditional network security?
What distinguishes the security posture for operational technology (OT) environments from traditional network security?
Which type of attack involves overwhelming a web server with excessive traffic?
Which type of attack involves overwhelming a web server with excessive traffic?
How does an attacker target the available drive space in a Denial-of-Service attack involving a zip bomb?
How does an attacker target the available drive space in a Denial-of-Service attack involving a zip bomb?
What could be a consequence of a successful Denial-of-Service attack on operational technology?
What could be a consequence of a successful Denial-of-Service attack on operational technology?
Why is it important to keep operating systems and applications up to date?
Why is it important to keep operating systems and applications up to date?
What might an attacker exploit in an application to cause a Denial-of-Service?
What might an attacker exploit in an application to cause a Denial-of-Service?
What role does a zip bomb play in causing a Denial-of-Service?
What role does a zip bomb play in causing a Denial-of-Service?
What happens if one person downloads a very large file and you don't manage the bandwidth over your internet connections?
What happens if one person downloads a very large file and you don't manage the bandwidth over your internet connections?
