Password spraying
Course: AP® Cybersecurity Shows up in: Unit 4: Securing Devices
An online attack that tries one common password against many different accounts.
Appears in the course and exam description (CED): 4.2.B.44.4.D.3
Why it matters in Unit 4
In logs: many users within seconds from one or unusual IP addresses.
Example
Trying “Spring2026!” on every staff account.
Learn it properly, with a checkpoint 4.2 Authentication