Mr. Verma, the CTO of a mid-sized technology firm, has received an urgent alert from his network monitoring dashboard: the company's customer portal…
CA Final · Advanced Auditing, Assurance and Professional Ethics · PYQS · January 2026
Mr. Verma, the CTO of a mid-sized technology firm, has received an urgent alert from his network monitoring dashboard: the company's customer portal is responding extremely slowly and, within minutes, becomes completely inaccessible. The alert appears to originate from the firm's own IT systems and even displays familiar company branding and language in the notification. Concerned about a potential server malfunction, Mr. Verma contacts the operations team but they report no hardware failures or software errors. Meanwhile, customers flood the support line, complaining that they cannot log in or place orders. Real-time charts on the dashboard show an enormous surge of traffic far beyond normal usage patterns. Based on the above scenario, which type of cyber-attack is faced by the firm?
Suggested Answer and Working Notes:
Correct Answer: Option (C)
Denial-of-Service Attack
Topics: Digital Auditing & Assurance
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