A Security Administrator Has Received Multiple Calls from the Help

question 1111

Multiple Choice

A security administrator has received multiple calls from the help desk about customers who are unable to access the organization's web server. Upon reviewing the log files, the security administrator determines multiple open requests have been made from multiple IP addresses, which is consuming system resources. Which of the following attack types does this BEST describe?

• A) DDoS
• B) DoS
• C) Zero day
• D) Logic bomb

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Definitions:

HPV

Human Papillomavirus, a common viral infection that can lead to various health problems, including genital warts and certain cancers.

Microbes

Microscopic organisms, including bacteria, viruses, fungi, and algae, that live all around us and can have both beneficial and harmful effects on human health.

Genital Warts

A sexually transmitted infection caused by certain strains of human papillomavirus (HPV), characterized by the appearance of warts on the genital area.

HPV

Human papillomavirus, a virus from the papillomavirus family that can lead to genital warts and is associated with many types of cancers.