A penetration tester needs to exploit a vulnerability in a wireless network that has weak encryption to perform traffic analysis and decrypt sensitive information. Which of the following techniques…

The correct answer is C. Packet sniffing. If a wireless network uses weak encryption (e.g., WEP), attackers can capture and analyze packets to extract sensitive data. Packet sniffing: Tools like Wireshark, Aircrack-ng, and Kismet capture network packets. Attackers analyze captured traffic to decrypt WEP encryption or…

Submitted by tom_us· Mar 6, 2026Attacks and Exploits

Question

A penetration tester needs to exploit a vulnerability in a wireless network that has weak encryption to perform traffic analysis and decrypt sensitive information. Which of the following techniques would best allow the penetration tester to have access to the sensitive information?

Options

ABluejacking
BSSID spoofing
CPacket sniffing
DARP poisoning

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C
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Explanation

If a wireless network uses weak encryption (e.g., WEP), attackers can capture and analyze packets to extract sensitive data. Packet sniffing: Tools like Wireshark, Aircrack-ng, and Kismet capture network packets. Attackers analyze captured traffic to decrypt WEP encryption or extract plaintext credentials.

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#packet sniffing#wireless security#traffic analysis

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