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What is the goal of a Denial-of-Service (DoS) attack?
To flood a network with more traffic than it can handle
How does a sniffer or eavesdropper capture network data exchanges?
By monitoring and reading network packets
What are the observable signs of a Denial-of-Service (DoS) attack?
Slow response of the server, slow network performance, unavailability of software or web page
What happens if the packets captured by a sniffer are not encrypted?
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What can a cracker obtain if the network packets are captured using a sniffer?
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What is the goal of a Denial-of-Service (DoS) attack?
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What can a cracker obtain if the network packets are captured using a sniffer?
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How does a sniffer or eavesdropper capture network data exchanges?
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