Which type of attack involves an adversary attempting to gather information about a network to identify vulnerabilities?

IT Exam Items RepositoryCategory: CCNAWhich type of attack involves an adversary attempting to gather information about a network to identify vulnerabilities?

Which type of attack involves an adversary attempting to gather information about a network to identify vulnerabilities?

  • reconnaissance
  • DoS
  • dictionary
  • man-in-the-middle

Explanation: Reconnaissance is a type of attack where the intruder is looking for wireless network vulnerabilities.

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