CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 Practice Question

Which type of attack involves attempting possible combination of letters, numbers, and symbols until the correct password is found, often leading to unauthorized system access?

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    Brute force attack

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    Spoofing

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    Phishing

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    Dictionary attack

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