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An engineer is investigating a case of the unauthorized usage of the "Tcpdump" tool. The analysis revealed that a malicious insider attempted to sniff traffic on a specific interface. What type of…

The correct answer is D. all information and data within the datagram. By attempting to sniff traffic using the "Tcpdump" tool, the malicious insider was trying to intercept and capture all the information and data contained within the network packets transmitted over a specific interface. Tcpdump is a packet analyzer that allows users to capture…

Submitted by amina.ke· Mar 6, 2026Network Intrusion Analysis

Question

An engineer is investigating a case of the unauthorized usage of the "Tcpdump" tool. The analysis revealed that a malicious insider attempted to sniff traffic on a specific interface. What type of information did the malicious insider attempt to obtain?

Options

  • Atagged protocols being used on the network
  • Ball firewall alerts and resulting mitigations
  • Ctagged ports being used on the network
  • Dall information and data within the datagram

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  • A
    3% (1)
  • C
    3% (1)
  • D
    93% (27)

Explanation

By attempting to sniff traffic using the "Tcpdump" tool, the malicious insider was trying to intercept and capture all the information and data contained within the network packets transmitted over a specific interface. Tcpdump is a packet analyzer that allows users to capture and inspect the contents of network packets, potentially revealing sensitive data, communication details, or any unencrypted information flowing across the network.

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#Tcpdump#packet sniffing#network traffic analysis

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