GIAC Exam GPEN Topic 4 Question 41 Discussion

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Question #: 41
Topic #: 4

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Which of the following attacks can be overcome by applying cryptography?

AWeb ripping

BDoS

CSniffing

DBuffer overflow

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by Reita at Feb 11, 2024, 11:58 PM

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Dorothea

2 days ago

Web ripping? Is that even a real thing? I think I'll go with sniffing for this one - encrypting the traffic is a solid countermeasure.

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Twana

4 days ago

Cryptography is great for securing data in transit, but it won't do much to stop a good old-fashioned DoS attack. You need other mitigation strategies for that one.

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Elise

15 days ago

But what about DoS attacks? Can cryptography also help prevent those?

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Merlyn

17 days ago

Cryptography can definitely protect against sniffing attacks, but I'm not sure it's the best defense against buffer overflows. Those require more low-level security controls.

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Helene

16 hours ago

A) Web ripping

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Keneth

18 days ago

I agree with Lauran, cryptography can protect against sniffing attacks.

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Lauran

26 days ago

I think applying cryptography can help overcome sniffing.

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