CISSP – Information Systems Security Architecture Professional (ISSAP) — Question 23

A user is sending a large number of protocol packets to a network in order to saturate its resources and to disrupt connections to prevent communications between services. Which type of attack is this?

Answer options

• A. Denial-of-Service attack
• B. Vulnerability attack
• C. Social Engineering attack
• D. Impersonation attack

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is A, Denial-of-Service attack, as this type of attack aims to make network resources unavailable by overwhelming them with traffic. Options B and C refer to different attack vectors that do not involve saturation of network resources, while option D involves impersonation rather than flooding a network.