GIAC GCIH Question Answer
A Denial-of-Service (DoS) attack is mounted with the objective of causing a negative impact on the performance of a computer or network. It is also known as network saturation attack or bandwidth consumption attack. Attackers perform DoS attacks by sending a large number of protocol packets to a network. The problems caused by a DoS attack are as follows:
l Saturation of network resources
l Disruption of connections between two computers, thereby preventing communications between services
l Disruption of services to a specific computer
l Failure to access a Web site
l Increase in the amount of spam
Which of the following can be used as countermeasures against DoS attacks?
Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply.
GIAC GCIH Summary
- Vendor: GIAC
- Product: GCIH
- Update on: Jul 25, 2025
- Questions: 328
