N10-009 · Network Security

Various types of attacks and their impact to the network

Objective 4.2 · Summarize various types of attacks and their impact to the network.

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Follow traffic from the endpoint through each device, protocol, and service in the path.

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Block 1 of 4

Understand MAC flooding

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MAC flooding

Overloads a switch table to cause unknown-unicast flooding.

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Block 2 of 4

Understand VLAN hopping

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VLAN hopping

Gains unauthorized access to traffic in another VLAN.

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Understand ARP poisoning

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ARP poisoning

Sends false address mappings to redirect local network traffic.

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Block 4 of 4

Understand Evil twin

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Evil twin

Impersonates a trusted wireless network with a rogue access point.

Your sessionabout 7 minutes

Complete one provider lesson, then answer four related questions. That is enough for today; more practice is optional.

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Sketch a small network or packet path. Predict the expected state, introduce one fault, and identify the observation that isolates it.

  1. State the expected result before changing or testing anything.
  2. Name the observation, command, log, or report that would confirm it.
  3. Explain why the closest alternative does not fit the same requirement.
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Official Network+ certification and objectives overviewCompTIA ↗Official Network+ N10-009 V9 exam objectivesCompTIA ↗