Question

In the context of cybersecurity, what is a 'Man-in-the-Middle' (Mit

Q: Answer-In the context of cybersecurity, what is a 'Man-in-the-Middle' (MitM) attack?

In a MitM attack, the attacker positions themselves between a user and the server e.g., on an unsecured Wi-Fi network, intercepting credentials, session tokens, or financial data. Techniques include ARP spoofing, DNS spoofing, SSL stripping. Prevention HTTPS with certificate pinning, VPN, HSTS headers, mutual TLS. Banks warn customers never to use internet banking on public Wi-Fi.