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SY0-501 · Question #245
A workstation puts out a network request to locate another system. Joe, a hacker on the network, responds before the real system does, and he tricks the workstation into communicating with him. Which
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Submitted by minji_kr· Mar 4, 2026Threats, vulnerabilities, and mitigations
Question
A workstation puts out a network request to locate another system. Joe, a hacker on the network, responds before the real system does, and he tricks the workstation into communicating with him. Which of the following BEST describes what occurred?
Options
- AThe hacker used a race condition.
- BThe hacker used a pass-the-hash attack.
- CThe hacker-exploited importer key management.
- DThe hacker exploited weak switch configuration.
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Topics
#ARP spoofing#race condition#network attacks#switch security