Ethical Hacking Essentials Practice Test

What is the impact caused due to vulnerabilities that allow fake requests to be injected into a network?

1. Data Breach

2. Denial of Service

3. Acknowledgment of Events

4. Identity Theft

The correct answer is: Denial of Service

The impact caused by vulnerabilities that allow fake requests to be injected into a network often leads to a Denial of Service (DoS). This occurs when an attacker floods the network or server with an overwhelming amount of fake requests, consuming the resources and making legitimate requests difficult or impossible to process. As a result, the service becomes unavailable to users. When fake requests are injected, the system is tricked into responding to these requests instead of genuine traffic. This disruption can affect the total availability of services, leading to potential financial losses and damaging the organization's reputation. The infrastructure becomes compromised, which renders it unable to fulfill the needs of legitimate users. While Data Breaches and Identity Theft are serious concerns related to cybersecurity, they are more directly associated with unauthorized access to data or user information rather than the immediate impact of service disruptions. Acknowledgment of Events does not pertain directly to service availability but refers to how systems log and report actions taken. Thus, the primary and most direct consequence of such injected fake requests is a Denial of Service.