TOP 50+ Web Server Attacks Quiz and Answers (Cyber Security)

An attacker exploits the software (web server program) on the online server to perform directory traversal attack. The attacker usually performs this attack with the assistance of a browser. an internet server is vulnerable to this attack if it accepts input file from a browser without proper validation.

The Most Common Website Security Attacks are:
1. Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
2. Injection Attacks
3. Fuzzing (or Fuzz Testing)
4. Zero-Day Attack
5. Path (or Directory) Traversal
6. Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS)
7. Man-In-The-Middle Attack
8. Brute Force Attack

Web Server Attacks types:
1. DOS attack
2. Website Defacement
3. Directory Traversal
4. Misconfiguration attacks
5. Phishing Attack
6. Information Gathering
7. Vulnerability Scanning
8. Password Attacks

Web threats pose a broad range of risks, including financial damages, identity theft, loss of confidential information/data, theft of network resources, damaged brand/personal reputation, and erosion of consumer confidence in e-commerce and online banking. It is a type of threat related to information technology (IT).

Today I’ll describe the 10 most common cyber attack types: Denial-of-service (DoS) and distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. Man-in-the-middle (MitM) attack. Phishing and spear phishing attacks.