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GIAC GCIA Exam - Topic 3 Question 46 Discussion

Andrew, a bachelor student of Faulkner University, creates a gmail account. He uses 'Faulkner' as the password for the gmail account. After a few days, he starts receiving a lot of e-mails stating that his gmail account has been hacked. He also finds that some of his important mails have been deleted by someone. Which of the following methods has the attacker used to crack Andrew's password?Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply.
B) Dictionary-based attack and C) Rainbow attack and E) Brute force attack and G) Password guessing and H) Social engineering
A) Zero-day attack
D) Denial-of-service (DoS) attack
F) Buffer-overflow attack

GIAC GCIA Exam - Topic 3 Question 46 Discussion

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Question #: 46
Topic #: 3
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Andrew, a bachelor student of Faulkner University, creates a gmail account. He uses 'Faulkner' as the password for the gmail account. After a few days, he starts receiving a lot of e-mails stating that his gmail account has been hacked. He also finds that some of his important mails have been deleted by someone. Which of the following methods has the attacker used to crack Andrew's password?

Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply.

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Suggested Answer: B, C, E, G, H

by Yuki at May 17, 2024, 12:15 PM

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Markus
8 months ago
Not sure about the zero-day attack. Seems a bit over the top for this situation.
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Armanda
9 months ago
Brute force attack is possible too, but dictionary seems more likely here.
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Alana
9 months ago
Surprised he didn't use a stronger password. What was he thinking?
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Charlesetta
9 months ago
I think it could also be password guessing. Too easy to crack!
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Jerry
9 months ago
Definitely a dictionary-based attack. Using 'Faulkner' as a password is risky!
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Tamesha
9 months ago
I don't think a zero-day attack fits this scenario, but I could see how password guessing might work since 'Faulkner' is not very complex.
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Lavera
10 months ago
I feel like social engineering could be a factor too, especially if someone knew Andrew's personal info to guess his password.
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Trevor
10 months ago
I'm not entirely sure, but I think brute force attacks involve trying many combinations, which might apply here since the password is simple.
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Mammie
10 months ago
I remember studying about dictionary-based attacks, and 'Faulkner' seems like a common word that could be easily guessed.
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Arlette
10 months ago
This is a tricky one. I'm thinking the attacker might have used a rainbow attack, since that's a common way to crack simple passwords. But I could also see them trying a social engineering approach to get the password.
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Hildred
10 months ago
Hmm, I'm not sure about this one. There are a lot of options here, and I'm not sure which ones are the most likely. I'll have to think it through carefully.
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Arlette
10 months ago
This looks like a classic password cracking scenario. I'd start by considering dictionary-based attacks and password guessing, since the password seems pretty simple.
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Mary
10 months ago
Okay, let's see. The attacker was able to delete some of Andrew's emails, so that rules out a simple denial-of-service attack. I'd say it's probably a combination of dictionary-based and brute force attacks.
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Gerry
10 months ago
This seems like a straightforward automation problem. I'd probably go with option B and use Cloud Composer to create a DAG that runs the Python scripts on a schedule.
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Tomas
10 months ago
This question seems straightforward - we just need to figure out the key information the Solution Architect needs to design the solution.
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Arleen
10 months ago
I'm pretty sure the answer is A, Cryptanalysis. That's the process of analyzing cryptographic algorithms to try to break them and recover the original data. The other options don't seem to fit the description in the question.
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