Which of the following allows a malicious attacker to view network traffic if the attacker is on the
same network segment as Joe, an administrator?
A.
DoS attack
B.
Man-in-the-middle attack
C.
Smurf attack
D.
Xmas attack
Explanation:
An attack where a user gets between the sender and receiver of information and sniffs any
information being sent. In some cases, users may be sending unencrypted data, which means the
man-in-the-middle (MITM) can obtain any unencrypted information. In other cases, a user may be
able to obtain information from the attack, but have to unencrypt the information before it can be
read.