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What type of attack involves intercepting and potentially modifying information being sent across a network?
What type of attack involves intercepting and potentially modifying information being sent across a network?
What protocol is commonly exploited in on-path attacks on a local IP subnet?
What protocol is commonly exploited in on-path attacks on a local IP subnet?
How are ARPs (Address Resolution Protocols) manipulated in an ARP poisoning attack?
How are ARPs (Address Resolution Protocols) manipulated in an ARP poisoning attack?
What allows an attacker to read and potentially alter information between devices in an on-path attack?
What allows an attacker to read and potentially alter information between devices in an on-path attack?
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Which statement best describes an on-path attack?
Which statement best describes an on-path attack?
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What is a common term used to refer to an on-path attack?
What is a common term used to refer to an on-path attack?
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What protocol is used to resolve the MAC address of an IP address?
What protocol is used to resolve the MAC address of an IP address?
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Where does a device store the MAC address information of other devices on the network?
Where does a device store the MAC address information of other devices on the network?
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What does an attacker need to perform an ARP poisoning attack?
What does an attacker need to perform an ARP poisoning attack?
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What happens to data transmissions after an ARP poisoning attack is successfully executed?
What happens to data transmissions after an ARP poisoning attack is successfully executed?
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Why is an on-path browser attack on a victim's computer challenging to detect?
Why is an on-path browser attack on a victim's computer challenging to detect?
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What advantage does malware have when it executes an on-path attack from the same computer as the victim?
What advantage does malware have when it executes an on-path attack from the same computer as the victim?
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How does an attacker complete an on-path attack using ARP poisoning?
How does an attacker complete an on-path attack using ARP poisoning?
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Which process allows a device to know the MAC address of a router when all it has is the IP address?
Which process allows a device to know the MAC address of a router when all it has is the IP address?
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What happens after a device successfully resolves an IP address to a MAC address using ARP?
What happens after a device successfully resolves an IP address to a MAC address using ARP?
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What is another commonly used term for an on-path attack?
What is another commonly used term for an on-path attack?
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Which protocol is commonly exploited in an on-path attack on a local IP subnet?
Which protocol is commonly exploited in an on-path attack on a local IP subnet?
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What key characteristic allows an attacker to perform an on-path attack?
What key characteristic allows an attacker to perform an on-path attack?
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How does ARP poisoning contribute to the success of an on-path attack?
How does ARP poisoning contribute to the success of an on-path attack?
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What makes detecting an on-path browser attack on a victim's computer challenging?
What makes detecting an on-path browser attack on a victim's computer challenging?
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What security vulnerability of the Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) makes it susceptible to exploitation in on-path attacks?
What security vulnerability of the Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) makes it susceptible to exploitation in on-path attacks?
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What is the purpose of an ARP message in a network?
What is the purpose of an ARP message in a network?
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In an ARP poisoning attack, what is the role of the attacker on the local network?
In an ARP poisoning attack, what is the role of the attacker on the local network?
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What allows a device to avoid repetitive ARP requests in a network?
What allows a device to avoid repetitive ARP requests in a network?
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How does an on-path browser attack differ from an ARP poisoning attack?
How does an on-path browser attack differ from an ARP poisoning attack?
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What factor makes executing an on-path attack challenging for an attacker?
What factor makes executing an on-path attack challenging for an attacker?
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In an on-path attack using ARP poisoning, what happens after the victim's computer receives the unprompted ARP message?
In an on-path attack using ARP poisoning, what happens after the victim's computer receives the unprompted ARP message?
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Why is malware running on the victim's machine considered advantageous in an on-path browser attack?
Why is malware running on the victim's machine considered advantageous in an on-path browser attack?
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What is a notable security vulnerability associated with ARP messages in a network?
What is a notable security vulnerability associated with ARP messages in a network?
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How does malware in an on-path browser attack differ from traditional 'Man-in-the-Middle' attacks?
How does malware in an on-path browser attack differ from traditional 'Man-in-the-Middle' attacks?
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What is one advantage of having a local ARP cache on a device?
What is one advantage of having a local ARP cache on a device?
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