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Question:

Your network has an unauthorized wireless router that has been given the same SSID as your network. Despite not being supposed to be there, that router allows users to access the network. What is the name of this router configuration?

A Evil twin.
explanation

An evil twin is an unauthorized router with a configuration that appears to legitimate. It can result in on-path attacks, which involve clandestinely inserting something between a server and a user (such as a piece of software or a rogue router) without the server's administrator or the user being aware of it. Data is intercepted by the on-path attacker, who then delivers it to the server as if nothing were wrong. The software used by the on-path attacker may be recording and modifying data for someone to view later, or in some other way compromising the security of your system and session. A computer system that a hacker can access through a back door and exploit to perpetrate attacks without the knowledge of the legitimate user of the computer system is called a zombie. An orchestrated attack on a target carried out via a system of zombie computers is called a botnet. A noncompliant system is one that is not updated or does not adhere to company security protocols.

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