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QuestionQ235

VerifiedInfrastructure and System Security

A user sends a high volume of protocol packets to a network to exhaust its resources and interrupt connections, preventing communication between services. What type of attack is this?

Explanation

A denial-of-service (DoS) attack overwhelms a target’s network or system resources so legitimate connections and communications cannot be served.

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