CompTIA Network+: Common Network Attack Types

 

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Which method of protecting against a MAC flooding attack implements a list of known and acceptable MAC addresses?

Answer A.

• MAC address filtering

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Which entity should be the focus of attack if the goal is to directly poison DNS entries on a client system?

• HOSTS file

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VLAN hopping is typically accomplished by which methods?

• Double tagging

• Answer B.
• Switch spoofing

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Which protection method can help to ensure that even if an evil-twin attack initially succeeds, the attacker will not be able to later access the online services you use?

• Using multi-factor authentication

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Which type of DoS attack is categorized as a fragmentation attack?

Answer E.

• Teardrop

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Social engineering attacks rely on which attribute of the attacker?

• Dishonesty

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Which methodology or implementation has made the threat of rogue devices and services more prevalent?

• BYOD

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Which type of malware is able to propagate throughout an environment on its own?

• Worm

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What is the main result of a system whose ARP cache has been poisoned?'

• The packets it transmits will be redirected

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An on-path attack most closely resembles which other type of attack?

Answer C.

• Man-in-the-middle

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