A user is connecting to the Internet at an airport through an ad-hoc connection. Which of the following is the MOST likely security threat?

The correct answer is A. Man-in-the-middle. A man in the middle attack is one in which the attacker intercepts messages in a public key exchange and then retransmits them, substituting his own public key for the requested one, so that the two original parties still appear to be communicating with each other.

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AMan-in-the-middle
BSocial engineering
CPhishing
DDoS

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A
90% (36)
B
3% (1)
C
5% (2)
D
3% (1)

Explanation

A man in the middle attack is one in which the attacker intercepts messages in a public key exchange and then retransmits them, substituting his own public key for the requested one, so that the two original parties still appear to be communicating with each other.

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