COMPUTER THREATS SECURITY
WHAT IS A HACKER
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A hacker tries to stop people from accessing a network by flooding it with traffic.
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Someone tries to get information by cracking password through trial and error.
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Someone from inside an organisation tries to steal information.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -A Denial-of-Service (DoS) attack is an attack meant to shut down a machine or network, making it inaccessible to its intended users. DoS attacks accomplish this by flooding the target with traffic, or sending it information that triggers a crash.
Detailed explanation-2: -"Denial of service” or “DoS” describes the ultimate goal of a class of cyber attacks designed to render a service inaccessible. The DoS attacks that most people have heard about are those launched against high profile websites, since these are frequently reported by the media.
Detailed explanation-3: -In a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack, multiple compromised computer systems attack a target and cause a denial of service for users of the targeted resource. The target can be a server, website or other network resource.