General Network Attacks (N10-009)

Welcome to the General Network Attacks Practice Lab. In this module, you will be provided with the instructions and devices needed to develop your hands-on skills.

In a general network attack, an on-path attack strategy could involve techniques like ARP poisoning and DNS poisoning. In ARP poisoning, the attacker manipulates ARP messages to associate their MAC address with the IP address of a legitimate device, intercepting and manipulating traffic passing through the network. This allows for eavesdropping, session hijacking, or data modification. Concurrently, DNS poisoning involves corrupting the DNS lookup process to redirect users from their intended destinations, spoofing legitimate domains, and leading to unauthorized access or phishing attempts.

The tools and techniques used during this lab should not be used outside of a lab environment.

Overview

Learning Outcomes:

In this module, you will complete the following exercises:

  • Exercise 1 – On-path Attack
  • Exercise 2 – ARP Poisoning
  • Exercise 3 – DNS Poisoning

After completing this module, you should be able to:

  • Spoof the ACIDC01 MAC Address
  • Configure Bettercap
  • Launch an ARP Poisoning Attack
  • Modify the HOSTS File

Exam Objectives:

The following exam objectives are covered in this module:

4.2 Summarize various types of attacks and their impact to the network

  • On-path attack
  • Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) poisoning
  • ARP spoofing
  • DNS poisoning
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