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CompTIA A+ 220-902

Category - Security

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David is a Security Administrator at his organization. He is trying to prevent unauthorized access of the corporate wireless network by people passing by. What kind of wireless network threat is he trying to curb?
  1. Man in the middle
  2. Dictionary attack
  3. DNS spoofing
  4. Wardriving
Explanation
Answer: D - David is trying to curb the impact of war driving, which refers to driving around town with a laptop looking for WAPs that can be communicated with.

Key Takeaway:
Wardrivers drive around with their laptop network cards set to promiscuous mode and looking for signals coming from anywhere. After intruders gain access, they may steal Internet access or start damaging your data. Many war drivers use GPS devices to log the location of the network and create maps of the network neighborhood. War driving was invented by Peter Shipley and is now commonly practiced by hobbyists, hackers and security analysts worldwide.
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