Multiple choice

Which of the following is a software or a piece of computer hardware that can intercept and log traffic that passes over a digital network?

  1. FTP bounce attack

  2. Spoofing attack

  3. Packet analyser

  4. LAND

  5. Phishing

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C Correct answer
Explanation

A packet analyser (also known as a network analyser, protocol analyser or packet sniffer—or, for particular types of networks, an Ethernet sniffer or wireless sniffer) is a computer program or piece of computer hardware that can intercept and log traffic that passes over a digital network or part of a network.