Select the accurate description of Man-in-the-middle attack.

Difficulty: Hard

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This Hard Cyber Security MCQ checks one syllabus fact.

The question is: “Select the accurate description of Man-in-the-middle attack.”

The accepted answer is A. An attack in which an attacker secretly intercepts and relays communication between two parties.. Select the accurate description of Man-in-the-middle attack is answered by An attack in which an attacker secretly intercepts and relays communication between two parties option A Option B An attack that overwhelms a system with traffic to make it unavailable to legitimate users does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of An attack in which an attacker secretly intercepts and relays communication between two parties Option C A security system that monitors network traffic and blocks unauthorized access based on defined rules does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of An attack in which an attacker secretly intercepts and relays communication between two parties Remaining alternatives.

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.
Why not B: “An attack that overwhelms a system with traffic to make it unavailable to legitimate users.” is not correct. The accepted answer is A. An attack in which an attacker secretly intercepts and relays communication between two parties.. Select the accurate description of Man-in-the-middle attack is answered by An attack in which an attacker secretly intercepts and relays communication between two parties option A
C. A security system that monitors network traffic and blocks unauthorized access based on defined rules.
Why not C: “A security system that monitors network traffic and blocks unauthorized access based on defined rules.” is not correct. The accepted answer is A. An attack in which an attacker secretly intercepts and relays communication between two parties.. Select the accurate description of Man-in-the-middle attack is answered by An attack in which an attacker secretly intercepts and relays communication between two parties option A
D. An attack that inserts malicious SQL code into input fields to manipulate a database.
Why not D: “An attack that inserts malicious SQL code into input fields to manipulate a database.” is not correct. The accepted answer is A. An attack in which an attacker secretly intercepts and relays communication between two parties.. Select the accurate description of Man-in-the-middle attack is answered by An attack in which an attacker secretly intercepts and relays communication between two parties option A

Correct answer

A. An attack in which an attacker secretly intercepts and relays communication between two parties.

Explanation

Select the accurate description of Man-in-the-middle attack is answered by An attack in which an attacker secretly intercepts and relays communication between two parties option A Option B An attack that overwhelms a system with traffic to make it unavailable to legitimate users does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of An attack in which an attacker secretly intercepts and relays communication between two parties Option C A security system that monitors network traffic and blocks unauthorized access based on defined rules does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of An attack in which an attacker secretly intercepts and relays communication between two parties Remaining alternatives.

Source: Cyber Security Official Reference Guide

Tags: computer science, cyber security, information security, network security

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