Session Hijacking

What is the primary goal of session hijacking in ethical hacking?

• a) To create new user sessions

• b) To gain unauthorized access to active user sessions

• c) To enhance system performance

• d) To report security vulnerabilities

Which of the following is NOT a common method of session hijacking?

• a) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

• b) Brute force attacks

• c) Phishing

• d) Installing antivirus software

How can session hijacking be detected and responded to?

• a) By ignoring the issue and hoping it goes away

• b) By monitoring and analyzing user activities for suspicious behavior

• c) By disabling all network services

• d) By rebooting the server

What is a common prevention technique against session hijacking?

• a) Using easily guessable session tokens

• b) Implementing strong authentication methods and encryption

• c) Allowing unrestricted access to user sessions

• d) Neglecting system updates

What ethical consideration is relevant when discussing session hijacking in ethical hacking and cybersecurity?

• a) Ethical hackers are exempt from ethical guidelines when hijacking sessions for testing purposes.

• b) Session hijacking should only be performed with explicit authorization in controlled environments.

• c) Session hijacking is acceptable if it benefits the hacker's organization.

• d) Session hijacking is always unethical, even in ethical hacking scenarios.