How can you protect yourself from denial of service attack?

Infrastructure protective measures

Phishing can be achieved by a hacker by...?

disguising themselves as a trustworthy source

A zombie in computing is?

A computer connected to the internet that has been compromised by a hacker

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OCR J277- Forms of attack

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1
How can you protect yourself from denial of service attack?
Infrastructure protective measures
Anti-Virus Software
Firewall
2
Which form of attack flood a server with useless traffic?
Denial of Service Attack
Data interception and theft
SQL Injection
Brute Force Attack
3
Phishing can be achieved by a hacker by...?
disguising themselves as a trustworthy source
monitoring data streams to and from a target.
exploiting the vulnerabilities in operating system
flooding a server with useless traffic
4
Packet 'sniffing' can find...?
IP Addresses
ISP providers
Unencrypted passwords
5
A zombie in computing is?
An online fraud technique
A software intentionally designed to cause damage to a computer,
A computer connected to the internet that has been compromised by a hacker
6
Malware which misleads users of its true intent is...?
Ransomware
Trojan
Phishing
Worms
7
Which form of attack makes use of the vulnerabilities in poorly coded database?
Malware
Data Interception and Thef
Brute Force Attack
SQL Injection
8
A dictionary attack is another name for?
Denial of Service Attack
Brute Force Attack
SQL Injection
Phishing
9
What can protect a user from malware attacks?
Security questions
Strong Passwords
Anti-virus software
10
This form of attack requires exhausted effort for a hacker?
Data Interception and Theft
Brute Force Attack
Phishing
Denial of Service Attack
11
What is software written to infect computers and commit crimes, such as fraud?
Data Interception and Theft
SQL Injection
Denial of Service Attack
Malware
12
Which type of malware threatens to publish the victim's data unless a payment is received?
ransomware
spyware
Trojan
Worms
13
Which form of attack is designed to get you to give away personal information?
Phishing
SQL Injection
Data interception and theft
Brute Force Attack
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Which form of attack is attack a code injection technique used to ambush data driven applications?
Phishing
SQL Injection
Brute Force Attack
Denial of Service Attack

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