Selected MCQ

Current Question
What is a man-in-the-middle (MitM) attack?
  • A. Attacker intercepts and possibly alters communication between two parties
  • B. Attacker floods a network with traffic
  • C. Attacker embeds malicious code in an email
  • D. Attacker guesses user passwords
Correct Answer: A
Explanation:
In MitM, the attacker secretly relays and may modify communications between two parties who believe they are communicating directly.
Related Question 1
What does a privilege escalation attack involve?
  • A. Reducing user rights
  • B. Gaining higher-level permissions than authorized
  • C. Changing passwords
  • D. Encrypting network traffic
Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
Privilege escalation is when an attacker obtains higher permissions than they should have.
Related Question 2
What is a common defense against a DDoS attack?
  • A. Multi-factor authentication
  • B. Rate limiting and filtering
  • C. Switching to HTTP from HTTPS
  • D. Enabling auto-merge
Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
Rate limiting or traffic filtering can help mitigate Distributed Denial of Service attacks.
Related Question 3
Which type of cyberattack involves overwhelming a system with traffic to disrupt service?
  • A. Phishing
  • B. Man-in-the-Middle
  • C. DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service)
  • D. Brute force
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
A DDoS attack floods a target with excessive traffic, rendering services unavailable.