CERTIFIED-IN-CYBERSECURITY Question #759: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

The correct answer is D: Side-channel Attack. Man-in-the-middle Attacks, Oversized Packet Attacks, and Fragmented Packet Attacks are typical IP network attacks (see ISC2 Study Guide, Chapter 4, Module 1, under Security of the Network). Side Channel Attacks are non-invasive attacks that extract information from devices (typic

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Question

Which of these is not an attack against an IP network?

Options

AOversized Packet Attack
BFragmented Packet Attack
CMan-in-the-middle Attack
DSide-channel Attack

Explanation

Man-in-the-middle Attacks, Oversized Packet Attacks, and Fragmented Packet Attacks are typical IP network attacks (see ISC2 Study Guide, Chapter 4, Module 1, under Security of the Network). Side Channel Attacks are non-invasive attacks that extract information from devices (typically devices running cryptographic algorithms), and therefore do not aim at IP networks.

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#Network Attacks#IP Network Security#Attack Categories#Side-channel Attacks

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