CompTIA Security + Chapter 6

What attack does this image represent?

• Man-In-The-Middle Attack

• Baiting Attack

• Spoof Attack

• Hijack Attack

When a hacker is in between two systems that are communicating, then passes the information back and forth to them without knowing/

• In-Between-Attack

• Forward-Backward-Attack

• Man-In-The-Middle Attack

• Side-To-Side Attack

A hacker takes over a session between you and another person then disconnects the other person from communication. The other person still believes they are talking to you.

• Hijack Attack

• In-Between-Attack

• Baiting

• Spoof Attack

A type of attack that sends enough requests to overload a resource or even stopping its operation.

• Denial of Service (DoS)
• Distributed DoS (DDoS)
• SYN Flood 
• Spoofing

A type of attack that randomly opens TCP ports at the source of the attack and ties up the computer with a large amount of false SYN requests.

• Denial of Service (DoS)
• Distributed DoS (DDoS)
• SYN Flood 
• Spoofing

A type of attack that uses a forgotten IP or MAC address to impersonate a trusted computer.

• Man-in-the-Middle
• Distributed DoS (DDoS)
• SYN Flood 
• Spoofing

When the data transmissions are intercepted and recorded by an attacker, then replayed to gain access. This attack is called:

• Man-in-the-Middle
• Replay
• SYN Flood 
• Spoofing

When the attack changes the DNS records to point to imposter servers. This attack is called:

• Man-in-the-Middle
• Replay
• DNS Poisoning 
• Spoofing

When the attack intercepts communications between computers to steal information transmitting through the network.. This attack is called:

• Man-in-the-Middle
• Replay
• DNS Poisoning 
• Spoofing

A person who is able to gain access to equipment or a network by tricking people into providing the necessary access information.

• A social engineer 
• Man-in-the-Middle
• A Haker
• IT Technician