10 Questions
Which of the following is NOT a type of security attack?
Integrity checking mechanism
What is the primary goal of a man-in-the-middle attack?
To intercept and alter communication between two parties
Which of the following attacks is designed to make a system or network unavailable to legitimate users?
Denial of service (DoS) attack
What is the primary goal of a social engineering attack?
To manipulate people into revealing sensitive information
Which of the following attacks involves an attacker attempting to gain unauthorized access to a system by guessing usernames and passwords?
Brute force attack
What type of attack is designed to exploit vulnerabilities in web applications and potentially gain access to sensitive data in a database?
SQL injection attack
Which of the following attacks involves an attacker impersonating a legitimate entity to trick users into revealing sensitive information?
Phishing attack
What type of attack involves an attacker compromising a large number of systems and using them to launch a coordinated attack on a target system or network?
Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack
Which of the following attacks involves an attacker intercepting and altering communication between two parties?
Man-in-the-middle attack
What type of attack is designed to exploit vulnerabilities in software or systems by sending malformed or unexpected input?
Buffer overflow attack
Test your knowledge on classifying security attacks as passive or active. Learn about eavesdropping, data modification, masquerading, replay attacks, and denial of service in the context of network security.
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