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| Section 1: Identify the type of attack that may have caused this
network interruption | |
| One potential explanation for the website's connection timeout error message is:
The logs show that:
This event could be: | |
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|Section 2: Explain how the attack is causing the website to malfunction|
|When website visitors try to establish a connection with the web server, a three-way handshake occurs using the TCP protocol. Explain the three steps of the handshake:
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Explain what happens when a malicious actor sends a large number of SYN packets all at once:
Explain what the logs indicate and how that affects the server:|