Question

You are the security analyst for your organization and have discovered evidence that someone is attempting to brute-force the root password on the web server. Which classification of attack type is this?

a. External.
b. Passive.
c. Inside
d. Active.

Answer 1

Active Attack

• It is an active attack 1, because someone is actively attacking your system. It is also an active attack because it is affecting the way your system works negatively, and visibly.

• 2, because they have been caught for actively committing a crime.

• lastly, because a brute-force is classified as an active attack, regardless. It is an illegal way to attempt to damage, steal or change a root password.

• Fun fact

A DDoS(distributed denial-of-service) is also classified as an active attack.