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Intrusion and Initial Access Techniques

John works as a professional Ethical Hacker and has been assigned a project to test the security of www.we-are-secure.com. Working on the Linux operating system, he wants to sniff the weare-secure network and intercept a conversation between two company employees through session hijacking. Which of the following tools will John use to accomplish this task?

  • A Hunt
  • B IPChains
  • C Ethercap
  • D Tripwire
Explanation

Ettercap is a Linux network-sniffing and man-in-the-middle tool that can intercept network traffic and support session-hijacking attacks. The choice labels it “Ethercap,” an apparent misspelling of Ettercap.

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