#16unit 1online security and payment system
Sniffing
Intercepting and reading network traffic.
Unit 1Online Security and Payment SystemTopic #16Published
Sniffing
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A sniffer is a type of eavesdropping program that monitors information traveling over a network. Sniffers enable hackers to steal proprietary information from anywhere on a network, including passwords, e-mail, files, and confidential reports.
- Define a sniffer and its legitimate and criminal uses.
- Explain what information sniffers can capture.
- Describe man-in-the-middle (MitM) attacks.
- Explain why sniffing is difficult to detect.