Cybersecurity Attacks

What does a DDoS attack primarily aim to achieve?

• Stealing sensitive data

• Gaining unauthorized access

• Disrupting services

• Redirecting web traffic

Which attack relies on tricking individuals into revealing confidential information by impersonating a trustworthy entity?

• Ransomware attack

• Social engineering attack

• Buffer overflow attack

• Zero-day exploit

What is the primary purpose of a phishing attack?

• Encrypting data for ransom

• Installing malware on a system

• Intercepting communication

• Obtaining sensitive information

What kind of attack involves an attacker intercepting and altering communication between two parties without their knowledge?

• Man-in-the-Middle (MITM) attack

• Cross-site scripting (XSS) attack

• SQL Injection attack

• Brute force attack

Which attack aims to flood a network or service with excessive traffic, rendering it unavailable to users?

• SQL Injection attack

• Ransomware attack

• DDoS attack

• Phishing attack

What does a ransomware attack typically do?

• Gain unauthorized access to a system

• Flood a network with excessive traffic

• Encrypt data and demand payment for decryption

• Intercept user credentials

What is the primary goal of a SQL Injection attack?

• Disrupting services

• Infecting a system with malware

• Stealing sensitive information

• Gaining unauthorized access

Which type of attack involves inserting malicious code into a website to target its users?

• Buffer overflow attack

• Cross-site scripting (XSS) attack

• Man-in-the-Middle (MITM) attack

• Spear phishing attack

What is the purpose of a brute force attack?

• Intercepting communication

• Gaining unauthorized access by trying various password combinations

• Installing ransomware on a system

• Overloading a server with requests

Which attack involves sending deceptive emails to trick individuals into revealing sensitive information?

• MITM attack

• Smurf attack

• Spear phishing attack

• Zero-day exploit