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Technical Attacks

Revise Technical Attacks in Network Security for GCSE Computer Science with 15 exam-style questions and 16 flashcards. This topic appears less often, but it can still pick up marks when it appears in mixed-topic papers.

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The Network Battlefield

Introduction 2

What are Technical Attacks?

Key Facts 3

Common Network Threats

Comparison 4

Deep Dive: SQL Injection Explained

Deep Dive 5

Deep Dive: DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service)

Deep Dive 6

Deep Dive: Brute Force Attacks

Deep Dive 7

Exam Tips

Notes 8

Memory Tricks

Notes

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Sample Questions

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

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

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