Remember AiTM
Full name: Adversary-in-the-Middle
Memory aid: Adversary Intercepts The Meeting.
Some attacks proxy sign-in and capture sessions even when MFA is used.
Study area: Threats & application security · Batch 3
Relevant study for: CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 · ISC2 CISSP 2024 outline · CompTIA CySA+ · CompTIA PenTest+
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AiTM — Adversary-in-the-Middle
Interposes a malicious service in an authentication or communication flow.
Why learn AiTM — Adversary-in-the-Middle?
Interposes a malicious service in an authentication or communication flow.
Where it came from
Some attacks proxy sign-in and capture sessions even when MFA is used.
- Memory aid (a learning cue, not the expansion): Adversary Intercepts The Meeting.
Build your understanding
Work through these exercises in order. Try the task before opening a reference.
- Without looking, expand AiTM: Adversary-in-the-Middle.
- Recall this memory aid: Adversary Intercepts The Meeting.
- Explain the practical use: Interposes a malicious service in an authentication or communication flow.
- Explain this distinction: Some attacks proxy sign-in and capture sessions even when MFA is used.
- Identify AiTM in a device specification, architecture diagram, or system inventory.
Documentation and sources
- NIST cybersecurity glossary (csrc.nist.gov)