Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) Attacks
Man-in-the-Middle Attack You may have heard the term ‘Man-in-the-middle (MiTM) Attack.’ You may even have a blurred idea of it. But you’re still wondering ‘What exactly is a Man-in-the-middle attack?’ Right? Let us hash it out for you. As implied in the name itself, this kind of attack occurs when an unauthorized entity places him/herself in between two communicating systems and tries to intercept the ongoing transfer of information. To put it simply, a MiTM attack is a modern-day version of bugging. We’ll get more into the man-in-the-middle (MiTM) attacks in a minute but first, look around you. Look at your smartphone, look at the apps in it, look at your PC, look at those smart-connected devices gossiping with each other, and look at the website you’re on right now. Had a good look at them? Good. Now take a step back and think about everything you just looked at. What’s driving all these things? The answer would be data/information. The thing about data is that it travels. Whether it...