Question

____ is the name of a particularly nasty automated program that attacks a network by exploiting Internet Protocol (IP) broadcast addressing and other aspects of Internet operation.

Answer 1

Smurf

Step-by-step explanation:

The use of automated program smurf in exploiting Internet Protocol(IP) is called smurfing. When the attackers uses this program the part of a network which is attacked becomes unusable.

You can counter smurfing by disabling IP broadcast addressing at every network router.

So we conclude that the answer is Smurf.