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CompTIA: Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP) Exam Prep

Category - Threats

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Which of the following transmission media is least susceptible to a vampire tap placed on the line?
  1. Fiber
  2. Coaxial
  3. UTP
  4. STP
Explanation
Answer: A - Fiber optic media is least susceptible to stealing information using wire taps. Vampire taps are only for 10BASE5, or Thicknet coaxial cables.

Key Takeaway: A vampire tap is a connection to a coaxial cable in which a hole is drilled through the outer shield of the cable so that a clamp can be connected to the inner conductor of the cable. A vampire tap is used to connect each device to Thicknet coaxial cable in the bus topology of an Ethernet 10BASE5 local area network.
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