A(n) ______________ Attack Exploits Previously Unknown Vulnerabilities in Software Applications

question 92

Multiple Choice

A(n) ______________ attack exploits previously unknown vulnerabilities in software applications, hardware, and operating system program code.

• A) zero-day
• B) rootkit
• C) brute force
• D) dictionary

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Definitions:

Sample Space

The set of all possible outcomes or events in a probability experiment.

Sample Point

An individual element or possible outcome in a sample space, representing a possible result of an experiment or trial.

Population

A complete set of items or individuals with at least one common characteristic, used in statistics for analysis and inference.

Multiplication Law

A probability law used to compute the probability of the intersection of two events. It is P(A ∩ B) = P(B)P(A ∣ B) or P(A ∩ B) = P(A)P(B ∣ A). For independent events it reduces to P(A ∩ B) = P(A)P(B).