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ARP spoofing 101: Trust your LAN?

Wednesday, July 18th, 2007

At home you’re fully aware of the hosts/people that are on your network, or at least you should be. Friends and family are usually trustworthy people and you don’t have to worry about them carrying out malicious activity, but what if you aren’t sharing the LAN (Local Area Network) with people you can trust? This article will explain why untrusted LAN’s can be dangerous and what users/admins can do to protect themselves.

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