ECSS Exam Question 6

Peter, an attacker aiming to disrupt organizational services, targeted a configuration protocol that issues IP addresses to host systems. To disrupt the issuance of IP addresses. Peter flooded the target server with spoofed MAC addresses so that valid users cannot receive IP addresses to access the network.
Identify the type of attack Peter has performed in the above scenario.
  • ECSS Exam Question 7

    Bob, a professional hacker, targeted an organization to launch attacks. Bob gathered information such as network topology and a list of live hosts. Based on the collected information, he launched further attacks over the organization's network.
    Identify the type of network attack Bob initiated on the target organization in the above scenario.
  • ECSS Exam Question 8

    Michael, a forensic expert, was assigned to investigate an incident that involved unauthorized intrusion attempts. In this process, Michael identified all the open ports on a system and disabled them because these open ports can allow attackers to install malicious services and compromise the security of the system or network.
    Which of the following commands assisted Michael in identifying open ports in the above scenario?
  • ECSS Exam Question 9

    Bruce, a professional hacker, targeted an OT network. He initiated a looping strategy to recover the password of the target system. He started sending one character at a time to check whether the first character entered is correct: If so, he continued the loop for consecutive characters. Using thistechnique. Bruce identified how much time the device takes to finish one complete password authentication process, through which he determined the correct characters in the target password.
    Identify the type of attack launched by Bruce on the target OT network.
  • ECSS Exam Question 10

    Robert, a security specialist, was appointed to strengthen the security of the organization's network. To prevent multiple login attempts from unknown sources, Robert implemented a security strategy of issuing alerts or warning messages when multiple failed login attempts are made.
    Which of the following security risks is addressed by Robert to make attempted break-ins unsuccessful?