You the administrator at Certkiller Inc and you are doing research on the type of attacks that occur in the network. What type of attack typically exploits intrinsic characteristics in the way your network operates?
A.
Attacks to the network
B.
Attacks to the router
C.
Attacks to the switch
D.
Attacks to the hosts
Explanation:
Network attacks are among the most difficult attacks to deal with because they typically take advantage of an intrinsic characteristic in the way your network operates. These attacks include Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) and Media Access Control (MAC)-based Layer 2 attacks, sniffers, and distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.
Ref: Safe White papers 6
SAFE: Extending the Security Blueprint to Small, Midsize, and Remote-User Networks