CompTIA Security+ Exam SY0-601: Detecting MITM Attacks

Detecting MITM Attacks

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A security administrator suspects a MITM attack aimed at impersonating the default gateway is underway.

Which of the following tools should the administrator use to detect this attack? (Choose two.)

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The security administrator suspects a Man-in-the-Middle (MITM) attack aimed at impersonating the default gateway, which means that an attacker has placed themselves between two communication endpoints to intercept and manipulate the communication.

To detect this attack, the administrator can use the following tools:

  1. Tracert: This tool can be used to trace the route that packets take from the source to the destination, which can help to identify any unexpected hops or delays in the route. If there are any unauthorized devices intercepting the communication, they will appear in the trace route.

  2. Netstat: This tool can be used to display active network connections and their status. It can help identify any suspicious connections that may have been established by an attacker impersonating the default gateway.

The other tools listed are not particularly useful in detecting MITM attacks:

  1. Ping: This tool is used to test connectivity between two hosts and does not provide any information on network topology.

  2. Ipconfig: This tool is used to display the configuration of network interfaces on a host and does not provide any information on network topology.

  3. Dig: This tool is used to perform DNS queries and does not provide any information on network topology.

  4. Nslookup: This tool is used to perform DNS queries and does not provide any information on network topology.

In summary, the two tools that should be used to detect a MITM attack aimed at impersonating the default gateway are Tracert and Netstat.