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A company runs a discussion forum that caters to global users. The company's monitoring system reports that the home page suddenly is seeing elevated response times, even though internal monitoring has reported no issues or changes. Which of the following is the most likely cause of this issue?

A.
Cryptojacking
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A.
Cryptojacking
B.
Human error
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B.
Human error
C.
DDoS
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C.
DDoS
D.
Phishing
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D.
Phishing
Suggested answer: C

Explanation:

Elevated response times without reported issues or changes internally could indicate a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack, where multiple systems flood the bandwidth or resources of a targeted system, usually one or more web servers.

Reference: CompTIA Security+ Guide to Network Security Fundamentals by Mark Ciampa.

asked 02/10/2024
gayathri devi
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