Understanding Cisco Cybersecurity Fundamentals (SECFND, legacy) — Question 51

What type of spoofing attack uses fake source IP addresses that are different than their real IP addresses?

Answer options

• A. MAC spoofing
• B. IP spoofing
• C. application spoofing
• D. name spoofing

Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is B, IP spoofing, which involves altering the source IP address in packets to impersonate another device. The other options refer to different types of spoofing attacks that do not specifically involve changing IP addresses, such as MAC spoofing which alters the hardware address, and application or name spoofing which targets software applications or domain names.