A network technician is doing a wireless audit and finds an SSID that does not match the company's SSID. The company uses the SSID of ABC123, and the SSID the technician found is Default. Which of…

The correct answer is D. Rogue AP. A rogue access point is an unauthorized wireless AP that has been connected to the network without the network administrator's knowledge or approval. The found SSID 'Default' is completely different from the company's 'ABC123', indicating an unknown, unauthorized device - the…

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Question

A network technician is doing a wireless audit and finds an SSID that does not match the company's SSID. The company uses the SSID of ABC123, and the SSID the technician found is Default. Which of the following threats did the network technician find?

Options

AAP isolation
BDDoS
CEvil twin
DRogue AP

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A
4% (1)
B
4% (1)
D
93% (26)

Explanation

A rogue access point is an unauthorized wireless AP that has been connected to the network without the network administrator's knowledge or approval. The found SSID 'Default' is completely different from the company's 'ABC123', indicating an unknown, unauthorized device - the hallmark of a rogue AP. An evil twin (C) is specifically an AP that mimics the legitimate SSID (same name as 'ABC123') to trick users into connecting to it - since the SSIDs are different, this is not an evil twin. AP isolation (A) is a security feature, not a threat. DDoS (B) is a denial-of-service attack, unrelated to a discovered SSID.

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