What is the primary goal of spoofing in a network attack?

To overload a server with excessive traffic

To install malware on the victim's device

To encrypt data transmitted between two parties

To impersonate a legitimate source to deceive the victim

A company's website becomes unresponsive after a flood of traffic from thousands of compromised IoT devices located around the world. The traffic is distributed and originates from many different IP addresses. Which attack is this?

Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS)

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Types of Attacks N10-009 Practice Questions (Page 5)

Part of the Network security domain, which makes up ~28% of our current practice bank. CompTIA does not publish an official question count, but from its 90-minute exam (~35–60 total, ~10–17 in this domain), expect 1–2 from this objective — we provide 83 practice questions to prepare you well beyond it. (estimate)

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Questions 21–25

21application · easy
A user installs a free game and is now bombarded with pop-up advertisements and browser redirects to sponsored websites. The game itself works, but the user's browsing experience is severely degraded. Which type of malware is this?
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22foundation · easy
What is the primary goal of spoofing in a network attack?
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23foundation · easy
Which security control is MOST effective at preventing an eavesdropping attack from exposing the contents of network communications?
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24expert · hard
A security analyst is investigating a DDoS attack and discovers that the attacking devices are all running a variant of a known malware that allows remote control. The devices include home routers, IP cameras, and DVRs. The analyst determines that the malware was installed by exploiting default credentials. Which term best describes the collection of compromised devices?
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25application · easy
A company's website becomes unresponsive after a flood of traffic from thousands of compromised IoT devices located around the world. The traffic is distributed and originates from many different IP addresses. Which attack is this?
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Questions 21–25

A user installs a free game and is now bombarded with pop-up advertisements and browser redirects to sponsored websites. The game itself works, but the user's browsing experience is severely degraded. Which type of malware is this?

What is the primary goal of spoofing in a network attack?

Which security control is MOST effective at preventing an eavesdropping attack from exposing the contents of network communications?

A company's website becomes unresponsive after a flood of traffic from thousands of compromised IoT devices located around the world. The traffic is distributed and originates from many different IP addresses. Which attack is this?

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