Which statement describes a denial of service attack?
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Prevents authorized users from accessing the resources and services
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Prohibits attempts to repair the resources and services after an attack
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Attempts to provide false information by impersonating someone’s identity
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Prevents unauthorized users to access the resources and services
is B right?
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A is correct.
If you take a closer look at the question, you’ll notice that “Denial of Service” forms the well-known abbreviation “DoS”.
More about it is on wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denial-of-service_attack
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Prevents authorized users from accessing the resources and services.
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“Denial of service (DoS) attacks prevent legitimate users from accessing resources and services. These attacks generally do not involve access to or modification of information. Instead, they pose a threat to data availability. The intentional flooding of a network or website to prevent legitimate access to authorized users is one example of a DoS attack”.
Module: Securing the Storage Infrastructure
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