Threats & AttacksQuestion 24 of 100
An attacker tries a few very common passwords across many user accounts to avoid lockouts. This is:
a.Brute force
b.Rainbow table
c.Password spraying
d.Pass-the-hash
Explanation
Password spraying tests a small set of common passwords across many accounts, staying under lockout thresholds. It exploits weak, reused passwords at scale. Strong password policies, MFA, and anomaly detection counter it.
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