COMPUTER NETWORKS AND COMMUNICATIONS
NETWORK SECURITY AND CYBERSECURITY
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Dos Attack
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Phishing
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Soliciting
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Both A and C
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Detailed explanation-1: -2) Which one of the following can be considered as the class of computer threats? Explanation: A dos attack refers to the denial of service attack. It is a kind of cyber attack in which one tries to make a machine (or targeted application, website etc.) unavailable for its intended users.
Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: B) DOS attacks can be considered a class of computer threats.
Detailed explanation-3: -There are two general methods of DoS attacks: flooding services or crashing services. Flood attacks occur when the system receives too much traffic for the server to buffer, causing them to slow down and eventually stop. Popular flood attacks include: Buffer overflow attacks – the most common DoS attack.
Detailed explanation-4: -There are two types of DoS attack. These are Application Layer Attacks and Network Layer DoS attacks. Explanation: A DoS attack is a very dangerous threat for users who have their services running via the internet. The Application Layer DoS is also known as Layer-7 DoS attack.
Detailed explanation-5: -Computer Viruses. Perhaps the most well-known computer security threat, a computer virus is a program written to alter the way a computer operates, without the permission or knowledge of the user. Spyware Threats. Hackers and Predators. Phishing.