FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

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WHAT IS A HACKER

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
MAC address spoofing is which type of attack?
A
Encryption
B
Brute-force
C
Authentication
D
Social engineering
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Correct, A MAC spoofing attack modifies a network device’s MAC address (network card). As a result, Encryption is done now the hacker has the ability to divert data delivered from one device to another and access it.

Detailed explanation-2: -A MAC spoofing attack consists of changing the MAC address of a network device (network card). As a result, an attacker can redirect data sent to a device to another device and gain access to this data. By default, Kaspersky Endpoint Security does not monitor MAC spoofing attacks.

Detailed explanation-3: -Email address spoofing attacks Email spoofing involves sending emails using false sender addresses. Attackers often use email address spoofing in socially engineered phishing attacks hoping to deceive their victims into believing an email is legitimate by pretending that it came from a trusted source.

Detailed explanation-4: -A MAC spoofing attack is where the intruder sniffs the network for valid MAC addresses and attempts to act as one of the valid MAC addresses. The intruder then presents itself as the default gateway and copies all of the data forwarded to the default gateway without being detected.

Detailed explanation-5: -MAC spoofing is a technique for changing a factory-assigned Media Access Control (MAC) address of a network interface on a networked device. The MAC address that is hard-coded on a network interface controller (NIC) cannot be changed. However, many drivers allow the MAC address to be changed.

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