Question

________________ attacks are carried out from a location other than the real computer where the password reside or was used.

(a) passive online

(b) active online

(c) offline password

(d) non-electronic

The question was asked in exam.

My question is taken from Password Cracking and Security Measures topic in section Cyber Security Types of Cyber Security

Answer 1

The correct option is (c) offline password

To explain I would say: For this cyber-criminal needs to have physical access to the system and so offline password attacks are carried out from a location other than the real computer where the password reside or was used. They are common examples of physical data breaching & hacking.