An attacker is trying to check a target's ports status. The attacker sent a SYN packet...

 

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An attacker is trying to check a target's ports status. The attacker sent a SYN packet and receiveda SYN/ACK as response. Later the attacker sent a RST to close the session. a. Identify the type of scan performed by the attacker. (1 Mark) b. What is the status of the port which he scanned? (1 Mark) c. Write any two techniques to defend such scanning attempts. (1 Mark) An attacker is trying to check a target's ports status. The attacker sent a SYN packet and receiveda SYN/ACK as response. Later the attacker sent a RST to close the session. a. Identify the type of scan performed by the attacker. (1 Mark) b. What is the status of the port which he scanned? (1 Mark) c. Write any two techniques to defend such scanning attempts. (1 Mark)

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1 A port scan is an attack that sends client requests to a range of server port addresses on a host ... View the full answer