In a(n) ____ attack, the attacker keeps asking your server to establish a connection.
A) SYN flood
B) ACK flood
C) brute-force attack
D) PCAP attack

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This attack is commonly known as a SYN flood attack. The attacker sends a large number of SYN packets to a server or device, without responding to the server's SYN-ACK response, thereby preventing the establishment of a connection and causing a denial-of-service (DoS) condition.

In A(n) ____ Attack, the Attacker Keeps Asking Your Server