Select the accurate description of Man-in-the-middle attack.
- A. An attack in which an attacker secretly intercepts and relays communication between two parties. ✓
- B. An attack that overwhelms a system with traffic to make it unavailable to legitimate users.
- C. A security system that monitors network traffic and blocks unauthorized access based on defined rules.
- D. An attack that inserts malicious SQL code into input fields to manipulate a database.
Correct answer
A. An attack in which an attacker secretly intercepts and relays communication between two parties.
Explanation
Man-in-the-middle attack refers to an attack in which an attacker secretly intercepts and relays communication between two parties.