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A well-resourced attacker intends to launch a highly disruptive DDoS attack against a major online retailer. The attacker aims to exhaust all the network resources while keeping their identity concealed. Their method should be resistant to simple defensive measures such as IP-based blocking. Based on these objectives, which of the following attack strategies would be most effective?

  • A. The attacker should instigate a protocol-based SYN flood attack, consuming connection state tables on the retailer's servers
  • B. The attacker should leverage a botnet to launch a Pulse Wave attack, sending high-volume traffic pulses at regular intervals
  • C. The attacker should initiate a volumetric flood attack using a single compromised machine to overwhelm the retailer's network bandwidth
  • D. The attacker should execute a simple ICMP flood attack from a single IP, exploiting the retailer's ICMP processing
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Suggested Answer: B 🗳️
by Gibsomd at March 16, 2025, 6:27 p.m.

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killwitch
1 month ago
Selected Answer: B
Botnet-based DDoS Attacks (Pulse Wave Attack): A Pulse Wave attack uses a botnet to generate traffic pulses at regular intervals, causing periodic surges in traffic that can overwhelm the target network. The botnet consists of multiple compromised devices, making the attack more difficult to mitigate using IP-based blocking, as the attacker’s identity is hidden behind many different IP addresses. The traffic generated is distributed and highly resilient against traditional defenses, making this a very effective strategy for the attacker’s objectives.
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Gibsomd
1 month ago
Selected Answer: B
A Pulse Wave attack is a sophisticated form of DDoS attack that, uses a botnet to distribute the attack traffic across thousands (or millions) of devices, making it resistant to simple IP-based blocking.
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