An Attack Characterized by an Explicit Attempt by Attackers to Prevent

question 12

Multiple Choice

An attack characterized by an explicit attempt by attackers to prevent legitimate users from accessing a system is called:

• A)denial of service.
• B)social engineering.
• C)spoofing.
• D)war-dialing.

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