A threat actor configures a host with the 802.1Q protocol and forms a trunk with the connected switch. What type of attack is this?

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A threat actor configures a host with the 802.1Q protocol and forms a trunk with the connected switch. What type of attack is this?

  • Address spoofing
  • ARP spoofing
  • CDP reconnaissance
  • DHCP starvation
  • STP attack
  • VLAN hopping

Explanation: A threat actor can effectively hop VLANs if the threat actor’s device belongs to the native VLAN and trunks with the switch.

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