CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 Practice Question

Which of the following scenarios best describes an attack that is likely to cause abnormal consumption of system resources, potentially leading to a system outage?

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    Phishing attack that deceives a user into sharing their password

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    DDoS attack

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    Email spam campaign distributing unsolicited messages

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    Social engineering attack that tricks an employee into wiring money

CompTIA Security+ SY0-701
Threats, Vulnerabilities, and Mitigations
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