GAQM Exam CFA-001 Topic 1 Question 84 Discussion

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Question #: 84
Topic #: 1

Which of the following network attacks refers to sending huge volumes of email to an address in an attempt to overflow the mailbox, or overwhelm the server where the email address is hosted, to cause a denial-of-service attack?

AEmail spamming

BMail bombing

CPhishing

DEmail spoofing

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Suggested Answer: A

by Helaine at May 21, 2024, 04:28 PM

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Fletcher

12 days ago

Ah, the good old 'mail bomb' - the email equivalent of a pipe bomb, am I right? Just gotta watch out for those exploding inboxes, you know?

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Zita

13 days ago

D) Email spoofing? That's when you forge the sender's address, not the volume of emails. Nice try, but B) Mail bombing is the way to go for this one.

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Selma

14 days ago

C) Phishing? Nah, that's more about tricking people into revealing sensitive information, not flooding a server. Gotta stay focused on the specific question here.

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Frank

16 days ago

Hmm, I was thinking maybe A) Email spamming, but I guess that's more about sending unwanted commercial messages, not necessarily trying to crash a server. Good to know the difference!

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Jolene

20 days ago

B) Mail bombing is the correct answer! Sending huge volumes of email to overwhelm a server definitely sounds like the textbook definition of a denial-of-service attack.

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