Which of the following attacks come under the category of layer 2 Denial-of-Service attacks?
Each correct answer represents a complete solution. (Choose all that apply.)
Which of the following attacks come under the category of layer 2 Denial-of-Service attacks?
Each correct answer represents a complete solution. (Choose all that apply.)
Layer 2 Denial-of-Service (DoS) attacks target the data link layer of the OSI model. Spoofing attacks can disrupt network traffic by sending false ARP messages, overwhelming the target with traffic and causing a DoS situation at the data link layer. RF jamming attacks interfere with wireless communications by flooding the frequency spectrum with noise, also disrupting communications at the data link layer. SYN flood attacks and password cracking are not layer 2 attacks; SYN flood attacks target layer 4 (Transport layer), and password cracking is generally not tied to a specific network layer.
RF (Radio Frequency) jamming attacks interfere with wireless communications by flooding the airwaves with noise, disrupting legitimate transmissions. RF jamming attacks can target layer 2 protocols in wireless networks.
Answer is A and D. Spoofing attacks can disrupt network traffic by sending false ARP messages, while RF jamming attacks interfere with wireless communications by flooding the frequency spectrum with noise
Answer should be A only since SYN flood is a layer 3 attack. DoS attacks often leverage ARP spoofing to link multiple IP addresses with a single target's MAC address. As a result, traffic that is intended for many different IP addresses will be redirected to the target's MAC address, overloading the target with traffic.
Layer 2 DoS attack? SYN Flood is a Layer 4 attack.