Which of the following would allow you to automatically close connections or restart a server or service when a DoS attack is detected?
Adam has installed and configured his wireless network. He has enabled numerous security features such as changing the default SSID, enabling WPA encryption, and enabling MAC filtering on his wireless router. Adam notices that when he uses his wireless connection, the speed is sometimes 16 Mbps and sometimes it is only 8 Mbps or less. Adam connects to the management utility wireless router and finds out that a machine with an unfamiliar name is connected through his wireless connection. Paul checks the router's logs and notices that the unfamiliar machine has the same MAC address as his laptop.
Which of the following attacks has been occurred on the wireless network of Adam?
Jane works as a Consumer Support Technician for ABC Inc. The company provides troubleshooting support to users. Jane is troubleshooting the computer of a user who has installed software that automatically gains full permissions on his computer. Jane has never seen this software before. Which of the following types of malware is the user facing on his computer?
A Denial-of-Service (DoS) attack is mounted with the objective of causing a negative impact on the performance of a computer or network. It is also known as network saturation attack or bandwidth consumption attack. Attackers perform DoS attacks by sending a large number of protocol packets to a network. The problems caused by a DoS attack are as follows:
l Saturation of network resources
l Disruption of connections between two computers, thereby preventing communications between
services
l Disruption of services to a specific computer
l Failure to access a Web site
l Increase in the amount of spam
Which of the following can be used as countermeasures against DoS attacks?
Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply.
You are an Incident manager in Orangesect.Inc. You have been tasked to set up a new extension of your enterprise. The networking, to be done in the new extension, requires different types of cables and an appropriate policy that will be decided by you. Which of the following stages in the Incident handling process involves your decision making?
