Sniffing in Cybersecurity
Jun 5, 2023
It is important to understand network sniffing. Packet sniffing allows a person to observe and access the entire network’s traffic from a given point. It monitors any bit of information entering or leaving the network.
There are two types of sniffing: passive and active.
Passive sniffing refers to sniffing on a hub-based network.
Active sniffing refers to sniffing on a switch-based network.
Overview of Active Sniffing
Active sniffing involves sending out multiple network probes to identify access points.
The following is the list of different active sniffing techniques and tools use to perform sniffing:
- MAC Flooding: macof.
- DNS Poisoning: Yersinia.
- ARP Poisoning: arpspoof.
- DHCP Attacks: Cain & Abel.
- Spoofing Attack: TMAC and SMAC, macchanger.