GIAC Certified Forensic Analyst (GCFA) — Question 25

Which of the following attacks saturates network resources and disrupts services to a specific computer?

Answer options

• A. Teardrop attack
• B. Polymorphic shell code attack
• C. Denial-of-Service (DoS) attack
• D. Replay attack

Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is C, Denial-of-Service (DoS) attack, because it specifically aims to make a computer or network resource unavailable by overwhelming it with traffic. The other options, such as the Teardrop attack, do not generally saturate resources in the same way, while Polymorphic shell code and Replay attacks focus on different mechanisms of exploitation rather than resource saturation.