Question

_____________ attack is the exploitation of the web-session & its mechanism that is usually managed with a session token.

(a) Session Hacking

(b) Session Hijacking

(c) Session Cracking

(d) Session Compromising

The question was posed to me during an interview.

My enquiry is from Attack Vectors topic in portion Understanding Attack Vectors of Cyber Security

Answer 1

The correct choice is (b) Session Hijacking

For explanation: Session Hijacking attack is the exploitation of the web-session & its mechanism that is usually managed with a session token. Mostly it is called TCP session hijacking that deals with a security attack on any target victim’s session over a protected network.