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Which of the following is NOT one of the four categories of cybersecurity attacks mentioned in the text?
What is the purpose of a fabrication attack?
Which of the following is a potential consequence of a fabrication attack?
Which category of cyber-attack primarily targets data confidentiality?
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Which category of cyber-attack primarily targets data availability?
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Which category of cyber-attack primarily targets data integrity?
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Which category of cyber-attack involves injecting bogus data or creating false trails in the system?
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Which tool can be used to monitor MAC to IP address mappings?
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What is the purpose of Dynamic ARP Inspection (DAI)?
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Which type of switches is DAI and CIS available on?
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Which type of attack primarily affects the integrity of data but could also be considered an availability attack?
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What is an example of an interception attack?
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Which attack involves generating data, processes, communications, or other similar activities with a system?
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What is the major attack discovered in studies of file sharing system security?
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Which of the following is NOT a type of attack discussed in the text?
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What is the term used to describe a program that reproduces by introducing a copy of itself and infecting another computer or device without permission or knowledge of the user?
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Which type of attack exploits weaknesses in a network's privacy by intercepting a message and keeping a copy of it?
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What is the term used to describe situations in which an attacker masquerades as a genuine employee and tricks a third party into divulging information that will allow the attacker access to the system?
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Which type of attack is characterized by the manipulation of peers to issue simultaneous multimedia downloads or streaming, causing heavy traffic and network congestion?
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What is the main goal of the RIAA and Barker mentioned in the text?
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What is a common characteristic of DDoS attacks?
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What is the most aggressive type of P2P-DDoS attack mentioned in the text?
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Which of the following is a common offline attack method used to crack a UNIX shadow file?
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What is a common consequence of ARP redirection attacks?
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Which of the following is NOT a method used in ARP-based attacks?
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Why can any user sniff traffic on a switched network despite it being fully switched to the desktop?
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