Exam CFR-310 topic 1 question 45 discussion

D. Phishing E. Brute force attack Explanation: Phishing is a common method attackers use to trick victims into downloading ransomware. By sending deceptive emails that contain malicious links or attachments, attackers can gain access to a user's system and infect it with ransomware. Brute force attack is a technique where attackers systematically attempt to guess passwords to gain unauthorized access to systems. Once inside, they can deploy ransomware to encrypt the victim's data. Why the other options are incorrect: A. Web crawling: Web crawling is a technique used to index websites and gather information from the internet B. Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack: DDoS attacks aim to overwhelm a system with traffic, causing it to go offline C. Password guessing: password guessing involves manually trying to guess passwords.