CAF-3 · Chapter 14 · Question 8 of 15
A Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack overwhelms a company's web servers, bringing their customer portal offline for 12 hours. This is a classic example of a:
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Reveal answer & explanation
Correct answer: B) Digital Risk
Explanation
Digital risks exploit vulnerabilities in software, networks, and databases (such as cyberattacks like DDoS), posing significant threats to data availability and integrity
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