Which security attack involves overwhelming a target web server with a flood of malicious traffic from multiple compromised distributed computers (botnet)?
ASQL Injection
BDistributed Denial of Service (DDoS)
CMan-in-the-Middle (MitM)
DCross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Explanation
A DDoS attack uses a network of infected botnet devices to saturate bandwidth and system resources of a target site, making it unavailable to legitimate users.
Exam Relevance
- Topic: Cybersecurity & Cryptography
- Subtopic: Cyber Attacks & Cyber Crime
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