HP Exam HPE6-A78 Topic 4 Question 68 Discussion

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Topic #: 4

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What distinguishes a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack from a traditional Denial or service attack (DoS)?

AA DDoS attack originates from external devices, while a DoS attack originates from internal devices

BA DDoS attack is launched from multiple devices, while a DoS attack is launched from a single device

CA DoS attack targets one server, a DDoS attack targets all the clients that use a server

DA DDoS attack targets multiple devices, while a DoS Is designed to Incapacitate only one device

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by Emile at Oct 24, 2024, 06:17 PM

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Merissa

8 days ago

Haha, 'incapacitate only one device'? I bet the person who wrote that has never dealt with a real DDoS attack. Those things can take down entire data centers, no problem!

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Barney

9 days ago

Wait, a DDoS targets all the clients? That's like taking down the whole neighborhood just to get one person. Seems a bit overkill, don't you think?

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Alfred

15 days ago

Ah, I see! So a DDoS is like a coordinated attack from a whole army, while a DoS is just a lone wolf. Got it!

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Tawna

16 days ago

Hmm, the key difference seems to be the scale and origin of the attack. B looks like the right answer to me.

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Rodolfo

19 days ago

I believe the distinction is important to understand for security professionals, as it helps in developing effective defense strategies against such attacks.

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Mitzie

24 days ago

I agree with Alex, because a DDoS attack overwhelms the target with traffic from multiple sources, making it harder to defend against.

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Alex

25 days ago

I think the answer is B) A DDoS attack is launched from multiple devices, while a DoS attack is launched from a single device.

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