CyberCertPrepSecurity FundamentalsThreat LandscapeEASYFree question
What is the goal of a Denial of Service (DoS) attack?
- A.To create a backdoor for future access, and denial of service attacks always steal data as their primary objective
- B.To steal data from a server
- C.To decrypt encrypted communications
- D.To make a service or resource unavailable to its intended users
Why D is correct
DoS attacks aim to overwhelm a system, server, or network with traffic or requests, making it unavailable to legitimate users. DDoS (Distributed DoS) uses multiple compromised systems (botnets) to amplify the attack. Common types include SYN floods, UDP floods, and HTTP floods.
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