Understanding Cisco Cybersecurity Operations Fundamentals (CBROPS) — Question 311

Which evasion technique is indicated when an intrusion detection system begins receiving an abnormally high volume of scanning from numerous sources?

Answer options

• A. resource exhaustion
• B. tunneling
• C. traffic fragmentation
• D. timing attack

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is resource exhaustion because it refers to overwhelming a system with excessive traffic, causing it to fail in detecting legitimate threats. The other options, such as tunneling and traffic fragmentation, pertain to different techniques used to bypass security measures but do not specifically relate to the scenario of high volume scanning traffic.