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Cybersecurityknowledge~10 mins

Brute force and dictionary attacks in Cybersecurity - Interactive Code Practice

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Practice - 5 Tasks
Answer the questions below
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easy

Complete the sentence to define a brute force attack.

Cybersecurity
A brute force attack tries every possible [1] until the correct one is found.
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Apassword
Busername
Cemail
Dwebsite
Attempts:
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Common Mistakes
Choosing username or email instead of password.
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medium

Complete the sentence to explain what a dictionary attack uses.

Cybersecurity
A dictionary attack uses a list of common [1] to guess passwords quickly.
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Apasswords
Bwebsites
Cusernames
Demails
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Common Mistakes
Confusing usernames or emails with passwords.
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hard

Fix the error in the sentence about brute force attacks.

Cybersecurity
Brute force attacks guess passwords by trying [1] possible combinations systematically.
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Ano
Bsome
Cfew
Dall
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Common Mistakes
Thinking brute force tries only some or random guesses.
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hard

Fill both blanks to describe a key difference between brute force and dictionary attacks.

Cybersecurity
Brute force attacks try [1] combinations, while dictionary attacks try [2] from a list.
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Aall
Brandom
Cwords
Dfew
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Common Mistakes
Mixing up the number of tries or guessing method.
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hard

Fill all three blanks to complete the sentence about preventing these attacks.

Cybersecurity
To protect against brute force and dictionary attacks, use [1], [2], and [3] passwords.
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Along
Bcomplex
Cunique
Dsimple
Attempts:
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Common Mistakes
Choosing 'simple' passwords which are easy to guess.