Fundamentals 18 Understanding DDoS Attacks

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What does "DDoS" stand for?

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Distributed Denial-of-Service

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What is the primary goal of a DDoS attack?

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To crash or slow down a target system

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In a DDoS attack, multiple compromised devices are controlled remotely. What are these devices collectively called?

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Botnet

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What is the first step in executing a DDoS attack?

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Forming a botnet

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Which of the following is NOT a step in a DDoS attack? Botnet Formation, Service Disruption, Target Selection

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Mass Data Theft

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What happens when a DDoS attack is successful?

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The target system slows down or crashes

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Which type of DDoS attack overwhelms a target's bandwidth? Options: Application Layer Attack, Volume-Based Attack, Protocol Attack, SQL Injection Attack

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Volume-Based Attack

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What is an example of a volume-based DDoS attack?

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UDP Flood

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Protocol attacks typically exploit vulnerabilities in which of the following?
Application code,
Operating system security,
Network communication protocols,
Firewall configurations

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Network communication protocols

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Which of the following is a protocol attack? HTTP Flood, Slowloris, Ping of Death, SQL Injection

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Ping of Death