NETWORK SECURITY
INTRODUCTION
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Question
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A ____ attack is when a victim is flooded with ICMP packets that appear to be normal supervisory traffic
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SYN flood
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Ping flood
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HTTP flood
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -An ICMP flood attack, also known as a ping flood attack or smurf attack, is a network layer DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attack in which the attacker attempts to overpower a targeted device by sending an excessive amount of Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) echo request packets.
Detailed explanation-2: -A ping flood is a denial-of-service attack in which the attacker attempts to overwhelm a targeted device with ICMP echo-request packets, causing the target to become inaccessible to normal traffic. When the attack traffic comes from multiple devices, the attack becomes a DDoS or distributed denial-of-service attack.
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