CCIE Service Provider (legacy) — Question 17

A service provider is working to develop an evolving security technique toolset in regards to the increasing amount of attacks. In which scenario would the
Backscatter Traceback solution is recommended?

Answer options

• A. Distributed Denial of Service
• B. Network Attack TCP/UDP Scan
• C. Ping of Death
• D. Rogue DNS/DHCP Servers

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The Backscatter Traceback solution is specifically designed to address Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks by tracing back the source of the attack traffic. Other options like Network Attack TCP/UDP Scan, Ping of Death, and Rogue DNS/DHCP Servers do not typically involve the same level of backscatter or require this specific traceback methodology.