A company's network administrator notices that an external IP address is repeatedly trying to access the company's internal resources. However, the firewall denies each attempt, and the source IP changes frequently. What type of attack might this represent?
- DDoS Attack
- Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) Attack
- Port Scanning
- Spear Phishing
This scenario suggests 'Port Scanning,' where an attacker systematically scans a range of ports on a network to identify vulnerabilities or open services.
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