GIAC Foundational Cybersecurity Technologies Practice Test

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Which of the following risk areas are targeted by DDoS attacks?

Confidentiality
Integrity
Encryption
Availability

The correct answer is: Availability

DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attacks specifically aim to disrupt the availability of a service, system, or network. During a DDoS attack, multiple compromised systems overwhelm a target's resources, leading to service degradation or complete unavailability. This aligns directly with the principle of availability in the CIA triad (Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability), which emphasizes the need for systems to remain accessible to authorized users. By flooding the target with excessive traffic, DDoS attacks diminish the legitimate users’ ability to access services, effectively making them unavailable. This focus on overwhelming and incapacitating services highlights why availability is the targeted risk area in these attacks.