Question

A(n) ____ is caused by a malicious user or program that sends a large quantity of ICMP echo requests (pings) to a target device in an attempt to crash or greatly reduce the performance of the target device.

Answer 1

Answer: ICMP flood attack

Explanation:

ICMP(Internet Control Message Protocol) flood is defined as the attack in which the target's IP(Internet protocol) address is known by attacker and then continuous ICMP echo requests are sent in the form of ping to overload the targeted device.

This attack is also known as ping attack. ICMP attack results in Denial of service(DoS) risk and loads the network of devices with numerous data packets .