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Ethical HackingIn a wireless environment, where do we (the attacker) need to be positioned to perform
a MITM attack? - answer Within wireless range of the wireless network
What are the On-Path execution Steps in order? - answer1. Attacker places their
system between computers that communicate with each other
2. Ideally, victim should not be aware their traffic is being intercepted
3. The attacker collects and potentially modifies data
4. The attacker analyzes and potentially weaponizes collected data.
In a wired environment, where do we (the attacker) need to be positioned to perform a
MITM attack? - answer Physically connected to the network
ARP poisoning forges what? - answer ARP Packets
True or false? DNS poisoning can occur without the attacker being on-path - answer
False
What tool did we use to perform BOTH ARP spoofing and DNS poisoning? -
answerBettercap
What is SSL Stripping? - answerWhen the attacker removes encryption
communications to read data.
What occurs during network scanning? - answerYou map the network structure, collect
critical information about the network, and identify devices on the network
What can you identify with a network scan? - answerRunning services, live hosts,
fingerprints, open ports
What tool can you use to perform network scanning? - answernmap
What's a fingerprint? - answerVersion information for running services
What does ARP translate? - answerL2 to L3 addresses
What does DNS translate? - answerHostnames to L3 addresses
How do you secure HTTP traffic? - answerWith a digital certificate
What's an example hash? - answerMD5, SHA256, SHA1
, How can you identify a password? - answerPassword guessing, default passwords,
cracking and phishing
True or false? You can crack a password if it has a weak hash. - answerTrue
True or false? A mutated dictionary attack uses a standard password list. - answerFalse
How can you mitigate brute-force password attacks? - answerUsing strong passwords,
Login attempt limits. Fail2Ban
What uses the GPU to crack passwords? - answerJumbo-John and HashCat
What can be used to attack remote protocols and logins? - answerHydra, Medusa, and
Ncrack
Which protocols use TCP?
A. HTTPS
B. HTTP
C. SSH
D. ICMP - answerA. HTTPS
B. HTTP
C. SSH
True or false? Ping uses the SSH protocol - answerFalse
What tool can we use to conduct network reconnaissance? - answernmap
What is the correct order of a TCP 3-way handshake? - answerSYN
SYN-ACK
ACK
Data exchange occurs
What services use UDP?
A. SSH
B. DNS
C. ICMP
D. DHCP - answerB. DNS
D. DHCP
What attack infects a victim's favorite website(s) with malware? - answerWaterholing
True or false? Spoofing your number can be untraceable - answerFalse
Why would you want to mirror a site during a social engineering attack? - answerTo
reduce your target's suspicions
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