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CompTIA Security+ Exam Prep

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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. UTP and STP are the most susceptible to vampire taps.

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 10BASE-T local area network.
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