Suppose an attacker sends a series of packets toward a destination IP address with the TCP SYN flag set but sends no other packet types. Which of the following attacks is likely taking place?
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Suppose an attacker sends a series of packets toward a destination IP address with the TCP SYN flag set but sends no other packet types. Which of the following attacks is likely taking place?
- Spoofing attack
- Reflection attack
- Reconnaissance attack
- Denial-of-service attack
- None of the choices are correct.
Explanation: A denial-of-service attack is likely occurring because the attacker is trying to exhaust the target’s TCP connection table with embryonic or incomplete TCP connections.
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