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What is a description of a man-in-the-middle network attack?
The correct answer is C. It involves attackers intercepting traffic, either between a network and external sites or within a. A man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack involves an attacker secretly relaying and potentially altering communications between two parties who believe they are communicating directly with each other.
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What is a description of a man-in-the-middle network attack?
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- AAfter attackers penetrate a network, they can use privilege escalation to expand their reach.
- BAttackers build botnets, large fleets of compromised devices, and use them to direct false traffic
- CIt involves attackers intercepting traffic, either between a network and external sites or within a
- DAttackers replicate malicious traffic as legitimate and bypass network protection solutions.
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(22 responses)- B9% (2)
- C86% (19)
- D5% (1)
Why each option
A man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack involves an attacker secretly relaying and potentially altering communications between two parties who believe they are communicating directly with each other.
This describes privilege escalation, which is a post-exploitation activity, distinct from the interception nature of a MITM attack.
This describes a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack utilizing a botnet, which is a different type of cyberattack.
A man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack specifically describes a scenario where an attacker positions themselves covertly between two communicating parties. This allows the attacker to intercept, read, and potentially modify the traffic exchanged between them, without either party being aware of the attacker's presence.
This describes traffic obfuscation or evasion techniques, not the core mechanism of a man-in-the-middle attack.
Concept tested: Definition of Man-in-the-Middle (MITM) attack
Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-for-cloud/recommendations-reference-network-security-groups#recommendation-ensure-man-in-the-middle-mitm-attack-protection-is-enabled-for-your-azure-sql-databases
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