An attacker is using a laptop as a rogue access point to capture all network traffic from a targeted user. Which type of attack is this?

An attacker is using a laptop as a rogue access point to capture all network traffic from a targeted user. Which type of attack is this?

• port redirection
• trust exploitation
• buffer overflow
• man in the middle

Explanation: An access attack tries to gain access to a resource using a hijacked account or other means. The five types of access attacks include the following:password – a dictionary is used for repeated login attempts
trust exploitation – uses granted privileges to access unauthorized material
port redirection – uses a compromised internal host to pass traffic through a firewall
man-in-the-middle – an unauthorized device positioned between two legitimate devices in order to redirect or capture traffic
buffer overflow – too much data sent to a memory location that already contains data

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