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Which attack type attempts to shut down a machine or network so that users are not able to access it?

A.

smurf

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A.

smurf

B.

bluesnarfing

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B.

bluesnarfing

C.

MAC spoofing

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C.

MAC spoofing

D.

IP spoofing

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D.

IP spoofing

Suggested answer: A

Explanation:

Denial-of-service (DDoS) aims at shutting down a network or service, causing it to be inaccessible to its intended users.

The Smurf attack is a DDoS attack in which large numbers of Internet Control Message Protocol

(ICMP) packets with the intended victim's spoofed source IP are broadcast to a computer network using an IP broadcast address.

asked 10/10/2024
Harold van den Meijdenberg
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