What is the name given to an attack that is characterized by: attempts to find an unblocked port by
sequentially trying each port in turn for a particular IP address?
A.
Port hopping
B.
Port scanning
C.
Port popping
D.
Port hacking
Explanation:
: the Port scanning attack is one of the most used and easiest to perform in the hacking arena,
there are many easy to use executables that make the job, one of the most famous is “NMAP”. In
a port scan attack, the attacker tries to make a connection to arrange of ports through a range of
IP address to see what ports are open and what service are running. With this information the
attacker can user exploits on the particular services running in those ports that where found open.