Eccouncil 312-38 Exam - Topic 7 Question 49 Discussion

Actual exam question for Eccouncil's 312-38 exam

Question #: 49
Topic #: 7

Which type of attack is used to hack an IoT device and direct large amounts of network traffic toward a web server, resulting in overloading the server with connections and preventing any new connections?

AXSS

BDDoS

CXCRF

DSniffing

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Suggested Answer: B

by Candida at May 09, 2022, 11:03 PM

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Chun

4 months ago

Wow, I didn't realize DDoS was that effective against IoT!

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Sommer

4 months ago

I thought sniffing was more about data interception, not overload.

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Florinda

4 months ago

Wait, isn't XSS also a type of attack?

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Tamera

4 months ago

Agreed, it's all about overwhelming the server.

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Ashanti

5 months ago

Definitely a DDoS attack!

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Carri

5 months ago

I recall that DDoS attacks specifically target servers with massive traffic. This seems to fit the description perfectly!

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Paulina

5 months ago

DDoS sounds right, but I get confused with all the acronyms. I hope I remember the details correctly.

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Gracie

5 months ago

I'm not entirely sure, but I feel like XSS is more about injecting scripts rather than traffic overload.

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Fairy

5 months ago

I think this might be a DDoS attack since it involves overwhelming a server with traffic. I remember practicing a similar question.

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Lilli

5 months ago

Hmm, this is a tricky one. I'll need to think carefully about the advantages of each approach and how they differ in terms of things like label stack size and path options.

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Graciela

5 months ago

Wait, is "closure" an actual alarm status? I'm a bit confused by that one. I'll need to double-check my understanding.

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Paris

5 months ago

The key here is that the chair manipulation is intended to influence the student's behavior, so I'd say it's an antecedent variable.

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Alyce

5 months ago

Didn't we discuss a similar question in practice where the oversubscription was key? I think it might be 64 sessions per IP here.

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Yasuko

5 months ago

Hmm, I'm a bit unsure about this one. The question mentions ensuring an admin node is available, but it doesn't explicitly say it needs to be for policy configuration. I'm torn between A and D - I'll have to think this through carefully.

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