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Wednesday, 9 December 2015

Security+ Question of the Week: Session Hijack

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Which of the following typically occurs just before a session is hijacked?

A. Password cracking
B. Social engineering
C. Planting a remote access Trojan
D. Sniffing

Reveal Answer

The correct answer is D.

A session hijack requires that the attacker initially sniff the traffic of the intended victim. Hijacking does not involve password cracking, social engineering or planting a remote access Trojan.

 

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