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QuestionQ317

Secure Software Concepts

Which type of attack targets a web server by using multiple compromised computers to simultaneously send hundreds of FIN packets with spoofed source IP addresses?

  • A DDoS attack
  • B Evasion attack
  • C Insertion attack
  • D Dictionary attack
Explanation

A DDoS attack coordinates multiple compromised computers to flood a target and reduce or deny service availability. The multiple simultaneous sources and spoofed IP addresses are characteristic of distributed flooding activity; FIN packets are TCP traffic used in the flood.

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