1. What type of attack is tailgating?
- Reconnaissance
- Access
- DoS
- Social Engineering
Explanation: Tailgating is a social engineering attack where a threat actor quickly follows an authorized person into a secure location to gain access to a secure area.
2. What type of attack is a password attack?
- Reconnaissance
- Access
- DoS
- Social Engineering
Explanation: Password attacks are a form of access attack in which the threat actor attempts to discover critical system passwords using various methods. Password attacks are very common and can be launched using a variety of password cracking tools.
3. What type of attack is port scanning?
- Reconnaissance
- Access
- DoS
- Social Engineering
Explanation: Port scanning is a reconnaissance attack in which a threat actor uses a tool like Nmap to scan for open ports on discovered active IP addresses.
4. What type of attack is man-in-the-middle?
- Reconnaissance
- Access
- DoS
- Social Engineering
Explanation: Man-in-the-Middle is an access attack in which the threat actor is positioned in between two legitimate entities in order to read or modify the data that passes between the two parties.
5. What type of attack is address spoofing?
- Reconnaissance
- Access
- DoS
- Social Engineering
Explanation: Spoofing is an access attack in which the threat actor device attempts to pose as another device by falsifying data. Common spoofing attacks include IP spoofing, MAC spoofing, and DHCP spoofing.