You work as a Network Administrator for ABC Inc. The company has a secure wireless network.
However, in the last few days, an attack has been taking place over and over again. This attack is taking advantage of ICMP directed broadcast. To stop this attack, you need to disable ICMP directed broadcasts. Which of the following attacks is taking place?

A. Smurf attack

B. Sniffer attack

C. Cryptographic attack

D. FMS attack








 

Suggested Answer: A



This question is in GISF exam 
For getting GIAC Information Security Fundamentals (GISF) Certificate

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