The concept in which an attack that inserts malicious SQL code into input fields to manipulate a database is best known as which of these terms?
Difficulty: Hard
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This Hard Cyber Security MCQ checks one syllabus fact.
The question is: “The concept in which an attack that inserts malicious SQL code into input fields to manipulate a database is best known as which of these terms?”
The accepted answer is B. SQL injection. The concept in which an attack that inserts malicious SQL code into input fields to manipulate a database is best known as which of these terms is answered by SQL injection option B Option A Denial-of-Service DoS attack does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of SQL injection Option C Phishing does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of SQL injection Remaining alternatives Zero-day vulnerability fall outside the same rule and should be eliminated once SQL injection is identified Cyber Security questions of this type reward precise definitions rather than approximate associations Cyber Security recall of this distinction is a regular item in FPSC PPSC NTS.
- A. Denial-of-Service (DoS) attack
Why not A: “Denial-of-Service (DoS) attack” is not correct. The accepted answer is B. SQL injection. The concept in which an attack that inserts malicious SQL code into input fields to manipulate a database is best known as which of these terms is answered by SQL injection option
- B. SQL injection ✓
- C. Phishing
Why not C: “Phishing” is not correct. The accepted answer is B. SQL injection. The concept in which an attack that inserts malicious SQL code into input fields to manipulate a database is best known as which of these terms is answered by SQL injection option
- D. Zero-day vulnerability
Why not D: “Zero-day vulnerability” is not correct. The accepted answer is B. SQL injection. The concept in which an attack that inserts malicious SQL code into input fields to manipulate a database is best known as which of these terms is answered by SQL injection option
Correct answer
B. SQL injection
Explanation
The concept in which an attack that inserts malicious SQL code into input fields to manipulate a database is best known as which of these terms is answered by SQL injection option B Option A Denial-of-Service DoS attack does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of SQL injection Option C Phishing does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of SQL injection Remaining alternatives Zero-day vulnerability fall outside the same rule and should be eliminated once SQL injection is identified Cyber Security questions of this type reward precise definitions rather than approximate associations Cyber Security recall of this distinction is a regular item in FPSC PPSC NTS.
Source: Cyber Security Official Reference Guide
Tags: computer science, cyber security, information security, network security
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