ISC Exam Questions

Which of the following would NOT be considered a Denial of Service Attack?

Which of the following would NOT be considered a Denial of Service Attack?

A.
Zone Transfer

B.
Smurf

C.
Syn Flood

D.
TearDrop

Explanation:
Zone transfer is method that DNS uses to transfer zone information between
servers. In some un-secure DNS installations zone transfers are allowed to un-trusted DNS
servers. This allows the hacker to determine internal host names and ip addresses to provide
additional information for an attack.