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N10-005 · Question #214

Which of the following allows a malicious attacker to view network traffic if the attacker is on the same network segment as Joe, an administrator?

The correct answer is B. Man-in-the-middle attack. An attack where a user gets between the sender and receiver of information and sniffs any information being sent. In some cases, users may be sending unencrypted data, which means theman-in-the-middle(MITM) can obtain any unencrypted information. In other cases, a user may be…

Network security

Question

Which of the following allows a malicious attacker to view network traffic if the attacker is on the same network segment as Joe, an administrator?

Options

  • ADoS attack
  • BMan-in-the-middle attack
  • CSmurf attack
  • DXmas attack

How the community answered

(21 responses)
  • A
    10% (2)
  • B
    86% (18)
  • D
    5% (1)

Explanation

An attack where a user gets between the sender and receiver of information and sniffs any information being sent. In some cases, users may be sending unencrypted data, which means theman-in-the-middle(MITM) can obtain any unencrypted information. In other cases, a user may be able to obtain information from the attack, but have to unencrypt the information before it can

Topics

#man-in-the-middle#traffic interception#passive sniffing#network attacks

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