Question

____________ attack is a combination of Dictionary attack & brute force attack.

(a) Syllable

(b) Syllabi

(c) Database

(d) Phishing

I got this question in examination.

My question is from Password Cracking and Security Measures in portion Cyber Security Types of Cyber Security

Answer 1

Correct option is (a) Syllable

Best explanation: Syllable attack is a combination of Dictionary attack & brute force attack. This technique may be implemented when the password is a non-existing word and attacker tries some techniques to crack it.