Question

A combination of intrusion detection and prevention, as well as logging and monitoring, provides the best defense against what kind of attack?

Options:
a. SQL injection
b. Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS)
c. Zero-day exploit
d. Malicious code

Answer 1

A combination of intrusion detection and prevention along with logging and monitoring is the best defense against a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack, these measures help identify, and understand the attacks(option b).

Step-by-step explanation:

The best defense against a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack is a combination of intrusion detection and prevention, as well as logging and monitoring(option b).

Intrusion detection systems can help to identify ongoing attacks by analyzing network traffic for patterns that are typical of DDoS. Similarly, prevention systems can then take action to mitigate the attack, for instance by filtering traffic or blocking malicious IP addresses. Logging and monitoring, on the other hand, are essential for understanding the nature of the attack, its impact, and for helping to prevent future attacks by analyzing trends and creating defenses based on observed behaviors.