2.6 Transmission Media Vulnerabilities
You will rarely see questions on the CompTIA Security+ test dealing with vampire taps, simply because they are so aged and are rarely used these days.
· Vampire tap – A vampire tap is a connection to a coaxial cable that uses a hole drilled into the cable so that a clamp can be placed and connected to the inner conductor part of the cable. These types of taps are often used to connect some sort of device such as PC or printer to be connected to the cable. The tap allows for new connections to be made as long as the cable is in use. Administrators can use it to increase bus-topology network sections.
The entire problem with transmission media, especially coaxial cables is that they can be tapped into. Vampire taps can be used maliciously by rogue users who are seeking to attack a network.
Not much has been done with coaxial cables. Today companies are working to make them smaller and thinner, but the fact is that most people don’t use these cables anymore.
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