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Technical Attacks

Revise Technical Attacks in 3.6 Fundamentals of Cyber Security for GCSE Computer Science with 18 exam-style questions and 16 flashcards. This is a high-frequency exam topic, so students should expect to explain it clearly under timed conditions.

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The Network Battlefield

Introduction2

What are Technical Attacks?

Key Facts3

Common Network Threats

Comparison4

Deep Dive: SQL Injection Explained

Deep Dive5

Deep Dive: DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service)

Deep Dive6

Deep Dive: Brute Force Attacks

Deep Dive7

Exam Tips

Notes8

Memory Tricks

Notes9

Knowledge Organiser: Technical Attacks

Summary

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Exam questions for Technical Attacks

Which of the following best describes a brute force attack?

  • A. Sending millions of requests to crash a server
  • B. Trying every possible combination of characters until the correct password is found
  • C. Inserting malicious code into a database query
  • D. Intercepting data as it travels across a network
1 markfoundation

Explain what a DDoS attack is and how it affects a network.

3 marksstandard

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